District judge appointed to state commission

District Court Judge Gary L. Steel — 274th District — has been appointed to the State Commission on Judicial Conduct by the Supreme Court of Texas. 

The State Commission on Judicial Conduct is a 13-member body that investigates alleged violations of judicial misconduct or incapacity. 

According to the Commission’s website, they have a mission to “protect the public, promote public confidence in the integrity, independence, competence and impartiality of the judiciary and encourage judges to maintain high standards of conduct both on and off the bench.”