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El Paso DA Yvonne Rosales faces effort to suspend her until trial to oust her [1]
['Elida S. Perez', 'More Elida S. Perez', 'El Paso Matters']
Date: 2022-11-21
El Paso District Attorney Yvonne Rosales faces a Dec. 15 hearing to determine whether she should be suspended from her job until a trial that would determine whether she should be removed from office.
The hearing was set Monday by District Judge Tryon Lewis of Odessa, who is presiding over the removal case.
Rosales could not immediately be reached for comment.
On Aug. 24, El Paso defense attorney Omar Carmona filed a court petition seeking Rosales’ removal as district attorney, alleging incompetence and official misconduct.
Bernal, who is authorized by state law to prosecute the petition, announced on Nov. 1 that she would do so. The removal trial is scheduled for March.
The three lawyers who had been representing Rosales in the removal case filed a motion on Friday to be taken off the case. It’s not clear who is representing her in the removal, though El Paso attorney Araceli Solis filed a motion on Rosales’ behalf Friday in a case before the 8th Court of Appeals in El Paso.
If Rosales is suspended, Lewis would appoint a temporary replacement. Rosales would not be paid during the suspension, but a bond would be posted that would allow her to recover back pay if she is not eventually removed from office.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
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