A Bexar County justice of the peace who stepped down late last month was sanctioned earlier this year for campaigning on behalf of his daughter in her failed state senate race, officials with the State Commission on Judicial Conduct confirmed Friday.

SAN ANTONIO – More than three months after Bexar County Justice of the Peace Ciro Rodriguez requested a forensic audit of court cases heard in his precinct, county officials say they have no anticipated completion date for the examination. OCA figures for the same time period show that Tejeda heard 20,503 cases, while Ciro Rodriguez heard 6,085 cases. Additionally, Ciro Rodriguez has been given two yearly salary increases during that time and now takes home $125,792 a year, records show. Commissioner Rodriguez was easily defeated Tuesday in the Democratic primary runoff for Precinct 1 by political newcomer Rebeca “Becky” Clay-Flores. A county spokeswoman said via text message late last month that the audit is examining which judge ultimately heard 92,000 different cases in Precinct 1.

SAN ANTONIO – UPDATE: Monday evening, more than a day after this story was posted, Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff released a written statement. This map outlines the boundaries of Bexar County Precinct 1. (KSAT)As a result, Precinct 1, which makes up south Bexar County and parts of west Bexar County, is the only county justice of the peace to have two judges assigned to it. The information you were provided by Judge Tejeda is simply not true and does not reflect the actual work done by me as a part-time judge doing full-time work to allow Judge Tejeda to recover from his incapacitating illness. (KSAT)According to the OCA, from October 2019 to the end of February, Tejeda heard 20,503 cases while Ciro Rodriguez heard 6,085 cases.