Rosie Speedlin-Gonzalez, a Bexar County judge, has resigned her position following a voluntary agreement with the Texas Commission on Judicial Conduct. The deal forever disqualifies her from serving as a judge in Texas amid multiple misconduct complaints, including a December 2024 incident where she ordered an attorney handcuffed in her courtroom. Her criminal case remains active.
Rosie Speedlin-Gonzalez, 61, served as judge in Bexar County Court 13 until her recent resignation. The agreement, reached this week, resolves five complaints against her and bars her from judicial service in Texas, including holding office or performing judicial functions, though she may still conduct wedding ceremonies without referencing her prior role, according to the document filed with the commission. She had been suspended without pay in February after her January indictment on charges of unlawful restraint by a judicial officer and misdemeanor official oppression stemming from the courtroom incident. Speedlin-Gonzalez lost her Democratic primary reelection bid last month. The December 2024 episode unfolded during a probation revocation hearing at the Cadena-Reeves Justice Center in San Antonio. Attorney Elizabeth Russell objected after her client pleaded 'true' to an allegation and requested a conference. Judge Speedlin-Gonzalez warned Russell against arguing, then directed a bailiff: 'Take her into custody and put her in the box.' The judge later lectured Russell on her courtroom conduct over the past years, prompting Russell—who said she had practiced law for only five years—to file a complaint. Complaints dated back to July 2025 for the handcuffing, with others in October 2025 and February-March 2026 alleging unprofessional demeanor and abuse of authority. Speedlin-Gonzalez's attorney filed a motion to dismiss the indictment on Monday. She is next due in court on June 5.
