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Bail reform lawsuit seeks to exclude 23 judges, saying AG Ken Paxton 'not acting in good faith'
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Inmates inside the Harris County Jail on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021, in Houston.Godofredo A. Vásquez, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer
In a strategic move that could speed up their case against Harris County, the plaintiffs challenging felony bail practices are hoping to kick two dozen players out of the game — 23 judges and Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton, who represents most of them in the landmark suit.
These judges who dole out bail rulings on a daily basis to people accused of crime would become third parties. They would no longer go toe-to-toe with indigent defendants who sued in a civil rights case saying courts offer a vastly different outcomes to people arrested depending on how much money they have in their pocket.