Cultist Texas Supreme Court Justice Under Fire Over His Guardianship Of Republican Megadonor With Dementia
The Texas Tribune reports:
In January 2022, Elvie Kingston’s dementia took a turn for the worse. The 76-year-old millionaire and longtime conservative activist was declared by a doctor to be partially incapacitated, after which she signed legal documents that removed her family’s right to make decisions about her health and finances.
Two years later, those powers remain almost entirely in the hands of a state Supreme Court justice and his wife. Justice John Devine has said Kingston is essentially family. In public political appearances, he’s described their relationship as loving — like mother and son — and said he and others helped rescue Kingston “from a really dire situation.”
But legal experts say Devine’s control of Kingston’s trust is a clear violation of Texas ethics rules that prohibit judges from
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