DALLAS, Jan. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Four Dallas County employees assigned to the 282nd District Court have sworn witness statements that directly contradict claims made by election opponents and their supporters of 282nd District Court Judge Amber Givens. The false claims involve Judge Givens' participation in a matter conducted via remote Zoom video technology.
Affidavits produced by a Dallas County bailiff, a sheriff's deputy, a court reporter and a court coordinator, who were all at work in Judge Givens' court that day, provide objective firsthand accounts of what happened – and what did not.
"Judge Givens prefers to let her performance on the bench and in the community speak for itself," said her attorney Nicole Knox. "Unfortunately, that means unfounded and politically motivated accusations have gone unanswered until now. These sworn affidavits are from disinterested parties who were present and witnessed the matter. All four of them are unified in their conclusions: The claims made against Judge Givens did not happen. These statements were made voluntarily under oath and the witnesses will testify to their statements, if necessary."
The four statements contradict allegations made by supporters of two candidates challenging Judge Givens' reelection. Her opponents are the previous presiding judge of her court and a previous judge who has been publicly reprimanded twice by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct.
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