277, well over the legal limit for intoxication. In that case, the petition states, Magers' blood alcohol reading was. Palmer asks that such a trial be held and that it be a jury trial.Īs proof for his request to have Magers removed from office, in the petition, Palmer cites the facts Magers was arrested for a driving while intoxicated 2nd charge on Feb. Palmer further says that a district judge, under Section 87.017 of the Local Government Code, can suspend an official charged with an offense under Section 87.012 until a trial can be held. In the petition, John Palmer cites Section 87.013 of the Local Government Code as stating that that being intoxicated is a general ground to use to remove a county judge for his office. ![]() ![]() Wednesday morning a Grayson County resident filed a petition in the 397th state district court seeking to remove Grayson County Judge Bill Magers from his office.
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