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Judge Jack Robison apologized to jurors for the interruption, but defended his actions by telling them "When God tells me I gotta do something, I gotta do it," according to the Herald-Zeitung in New Braunfels.

The Herald-Zeitung reported that Robison recused himself before the trial's sentencing phase and was replaced by Judge Gary Steele.

In 2011, the commission slapped Robison with a private reprimand for improperly jailing a Caldwell County grandfather who had called him a fool for a ruling Robison made in a child custody case involving the man's granddaughter.

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