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Municipal court employee arrested, accused of stealing woman’s wallet from shopping cart
Read full article: Municipal court employee arrested, accused of stealing woman’s wallet from shopping cartA San Antonio municipal court employee was arrested Monday after police officers investigating a hit-and-run crash he reported found the man was wanted on an outstanding theft warrant.
‘Attendance Matters’: San Antonio municipal court launches consistent school attendance campaign
Read full article: ‘Attendance Matters’: San Antonio municipal court launches consistent school attendance campaignThe San Antonio Municipal Court has partnered with Pre-K 4 SA and Communities in Schools to launch the Attendance Matters campaign, addressing the importance of consistent school attendance and tackling the challenges associated with chronic absenteeism.
San Antonio Municipal Court shares back-to-school safety tips for drivers
Read full article: San Antonio Municipal Court shares back-to-school safety tips for driversThe San Antonio Municipal Court shared safety tips for drivers as part of its Drive SAfely SA campaign, informing the public of changes being made to roads with classes starting soon.
Push for safe driving among teens a year-round effort, school leaders say
Read full article: Push for safe driving among teens a year-round effort, school leaders sayEducators and transportation officials across the country have spent this week spreading the message about safe driving during National Teen Driver Safety Week.
Accusations of retaliation, misconduct swirled around San Antonio municipal judge’s resignation, records show
Read full article: Accusations of retaliation, misconduct swirled around San Antonio municipal judge’s resignation, records showSAN ANTONIO – A longtime San Antonio Municipal Court judge said she resigned last summer after the court’s presiding judge targeted and retaliated against her for also applying for the court’s top position, city records obtained by the KSAT 12 Defenders show. AdFormer Municipal Court Judge Christine D. Lacy. Ad“Not only are her comments untrue but they demonstrate a lack of professionalism,” wrote Obledo. Thank you for your continued interest in SAMC (San Antonio Municipal Court).”Lacy, who also works as an attorney, had served as a city judge since 2008. For years now, I’ve noticed that judges refer to the staff that has been assigned to them as ‘their staff.’ Clerks are court staff and are assigned to a court just as judges are assigned to a court.
Complaints detail ‘aggressive’ behavior from municipal court supervisor toward people she works with
Read full article: Complaints detail ‘aggressive’ behavior from municipal court supervisor toward people she works withSAN ANTONIO – A San Antonio Municipal Court supervisor was twice reported to court administration on allegations that she acted aggressively toward people she works with, personnel records released to the KSAT 12 Defenders confirm. The incidents involving senior warrant officer Bernadette Munguia happened weeks apart earlier this year and came just months after court officials promoted her. Weeks later, a Bexar County District Attorney’s Office supervisor made court administrators aware of a second incident involving Munguia. Court Manager Yvonne Gomez sent the following statement via email earlier this month:The City of San Antonio Municipal Court strives to address any complaints brought to our attention, including those pertaining to court personnel. Court officials released details of the complaints against Munguia in late October, more than six months after the Defenders requested the information.