Judge Goodhart makes good on her promise
I talked about the seminar that I attended a few weeks ago where Judge Goodhart and Judge Fleming spoke to the Harris County, Texas criminal defense. Their purpose was to give criminal defense lawyers some insight into how they will be running their courts. If you would like to read what I wrote click here. In that meeting Judge Goodhart mentioned something that caught my attention. She said that she would consider removing an interlock device from a person's vehicle after a certain amount of time. I decided to approach her today concerning one of my clients that I was able to get their DWI case dismissed the day before. While this was not the exact scenario she mentioned at the meeting I figure it was equitable to request a removal of the interlock for a person that had their DWI dismissed, but was originally ordered to obtain an interlock for their occupational license. Not surprisingly, Judge Goodhart did the right thing and allowed my client to remove the interlock device from his vehicle for the remaining time that he will need the occupational license. It was refreshing to hear something innovative from the judge and then witnessing her follow through on her statement.