Smith County judge charged, suspended
TYLER — Smith County Judge Joel Baker was booked into the Smith County jail July 17 on a misdemeanor charge of violating the Texas Open Meetings Act.
Smith County Sheriff Larry Smith said Baker turned himself in after 5 p.m. and was released by 6 p.m. Friday.
Baker is charged with three counts of violating the Texas Open Meetings Act, a misdemeanor.
A warrant was issued Thursday by a Smith County grand jury out of the 114th District Court, Smith said. Baker's bond was set at the maximum of $2,000.
Editor’s update: Judge Joel Baker was suspended without pay by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct on June 21.
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