Gettin in the good old gossip game… What is this TMZ??
Yesterday, two Judge’s in TX got into it… Not just an argument, some actual rough and tumble, old fashioned fisticuffs.
The Dallas Morning News reported that 44th District Judge Carlos Cortez and his Dallas County bench mate 14th District Court Judge Eric Moyé allegedly got into an altercation on Thursday afternoon in Cortez’s chambers.
Reportedly, the altercation started over some e-mails Cortez sent Moyé about internal court business which lead to Moyé confronting Cortez.
The assault alledgedly happened in front of a court baillif.
“A heated altercation between two Dallas County civil district court judges Wednesday afternoon is now the subject of a criminal investigation, the Sheriff’s Department said.
The confrontation between Judge Carlos Cortez of the 44th Civil District Court and Judge Eric V. Moyé of the 14th Civil District Court occurred in Cortez’s chambers.”
One source claims that there was no altercation, and one source claims there was.
“I went to talk to him about a couple of e-mails he sent, and he was verbally abusive. I pointed my finger at him and he pushed it away. That’s it,” Moyé said.
“Judge Cortez was physically assaulted by Judge Moyé in Judge Cortez’s chambers… Judge Moyé’s conduct is being investigated by the Sheriff’s Department.”
“The sheriff has decided to turn today’s alleged altercation involving two judges at George Allen over to the Texas Rangers to avoid any potential conflict of interest,” she said. “The sheriff feels it is the right decision, considering we look to the attorneys and judges for guidance in civil matters.”
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