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Angus McGinty

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Angus McGinty

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Prior offices
Texas 144th District Court

Education

Law

St. Mary's University, 1990


Angus McGinty was the judge of the 144th District Court in Bexar County, Texas.[1] He resigned from the bench on February 14, 2014, and withdrew his name from consideration for re-election. McGinty submitted his resignation after word surfaced that he was being investigated by the FBI. (See below) He was elected in 2010.[2]

Education

McGinty earned his J.D. from St. Mary's University in 1990.[3] He was admitted to the bar that same year.[4]

Career

  • 2011-2014: Judge, Texas District 144 (Elected)
  • 1999-2010: Attorney in private practice
  • 1991-1999: Assistant district attorney[3]

Elections

2010

McGinty defeated Catherine Torres-Stahl in the general election, winning 51.5 percent of the vote.[1]

See also: Texas district court judicial elections, 2010

Noteworthy events

McGinty resigns amid bribery allegations

McGinty submitted his resignation to Governor Rick Perry on February 14, 2014, while being investigated by the FBI. According to an article in the San Antonio Express-News, McGinty had allegedly reduced bail for certain defendants who appeared in his court. In exchange, the defendants made repairs to the judge's personal vehicles.[5]

McGinty's lawyer, Alan Brown, did not respond to text messages asking him to comment on the case. Officials at the Bexar County courthouse confirmed that McGinty had not been hearing cases for two weeks before his resignation.[6]

On March 17, 2014, San Antonio lawyer Alberto Acevedo, Jr. pleaded guilty to bribing Judge McGinty.[7]

In his resignation letter, McGinty noted he would not run for re-election, although his name would still appear on the ballot for the March 4th primary.[6]

McGinty indicted by FBI

On June 19, 2014, McGinty was indicted for soliciting and accepting bribes from Alberto Acevedo, Jr. McGinty was charged with one count of conspiracy to commit bribery, one count of committing bribery, one count of extortion, and one count of wire fraud.[8] Convictions on all charges could have carried a sentence of up to twenty years in prison. The former judge did not comment publicly on the matter, but the FBI reportedly had transcripts of multiple conversations recorded via wiretap about the charges.[9] McGinty pleaded guilty and was given a two-year prison sentence in his plea bargain.[10][11]

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