Harris County criminal court judge arrested for DWI, was previously pulled over before

Harris County District Judge Kelli Johnson was arrested for a DWI Tuesday morning. FOX 26's Abigail Dye has more information on what we know so far.
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[@xx6474]

She needs to lose her law license

[@ovorns]

Small world , she’s the judge who sentenced me for a DWI. Regardless of what I was going through, I wasn’t above the law. Talk about special treatment. SMH

[@IsaacHowardJr-mi2ws]

She will be judged by this.

[@youtubeguy4539]

@@IsaacHowardJr-mi2wsno, she’ll be slapped on the wrist and resigned from her position with a nice pay check.

[@dekaywill4572]

Well she is a Democrat....

[@menito67]

She will not.

[@benl.5790]

​@@menito67 She will. She's cooked. Her image has been permanently tarnished.

[@mumblety96]

How many people has she locked up for DUI? 😐😐

[@user-ou5rs7wm8r]

Why does that matter

[@jesseleblanc1199]

It matters because if you can dich out punishment for those that brake the law... You can indeed serve the time like others .......pay attention 😅

[@user-ou5rs7wm8r]

@@jesseleblanc1199 try writing something that actually makes a little sense please. Yes she should be charged like everyone else who gets a first offense DUI which by Texas law is up to a $2,000 fine and 180 days in jail That's the law. That law has nothing to do with how many times someone has put someone else in jail so that doesn't matter at all. So once again by law dummy why does it matter how many people she has put in jail before Guess what not a genius it doesn't matter at all

[@pariahnation1284]

yes it matterd....dont be a hypocrite judge.

[@user-ou5rs7wm8r]

@@pariahnation1284 not so smart of a person. Please show me in the law books where it says her penalty matters on how many people she has put in jail for DUI please show me that oh intelligent one not. This judge should get the same penalty everyone else who's arrested for DUI in Texas and that is up to a $2,000 fine and 180 days in jail. Nowhere does it say anything about how many people has someone put in jail for DUI nowhere that question does not matter at all in anything not so smart one

[@Airamimosa]

She sure doesn't seem haunted smiling in the mugshot.

[@pomo1697]

She’s sexy

[@useridgaf-p6b]

That was all part of the act for the excuse to get off.

[@hubriswonk]

When everyone else gets a DWI their life is ruined, lose jobs, go to jail, license suspended.............but not her, she gets a special ticket and life goes on!

[@damidnightgolfer]

that doesn't happen anymore. Look online dui arrests. People are getting arrested for their 4th and 5th DUI's and getting slaps on the wrists every time.

[@IsaacHowardJr-mi2ws]

She definitely didn't practice what she preached, what a joke .

[@deborahbaker4770]

What’s up with these judge’s and district attorney’s ⁉️⁉️

[@Fat12219]

Go away 😒

[@dekaywill4572]

Democrats take care of their own.

[@donforeman9051]

You don't know all Harris county government is crooked?

[@donforeman9051]

You don't know all Harris county government is crooked?

[@EntertheDragonChild]

“Nobody’s above the law” - Corrupt gaslighting sociopaths

[@hubriswonk]

100%

[@TfB12]

if you knowingly break the law as a judge you should get 10x whatever the punishment is for said crime

[@RowdyBorders-ni3ti]

❤

[@fredcostas1945]

No consequences for the judge...

[@youtubeguy4539]

Nope, but if it was you you’ll be thrown in jail.

[@youtubeguy4539]

You’ll be beaten and thrown in jail if you get caught going 10 over the speed limit.

[@fredcostas1945]

"move on as if nothing ever happened" - not for the public, just for judges. What a bunch of BS. I could lose my job, but hey, she's special, she lost some sleep, RIGHT!!!!!

[@Mannyfffresh]

@@fredcostas1945 true. Im a good person that a mistake got stop on traffic coming from a restaurant had a some drinks. Put me in jail/hell, went through all the process, they dont even care bout your story, got convicted misdameanor and lost job couldnt any work for about 2 years. And still had to find ways to pay their fines, go around their schedule to see probation officer, community service, classe they put u in. GEZUS hope they let her go through the process that way she knows how broke the system is.

[@MachineGunPepe]

Shes smiling because she knows she's going to get off

[@Fat12219]

The judge was drinking 🍸 Nigth Train 😂

[@IsaacHowardJr-mi2ws]

She's a hypocrite.

[@thomasbrooker6970]

Cop let her go because he knew she was.

[@KO-pk7df]

There were video recordings of Rick Perry yelling and threatening Highway Patrol officers and at least one of those officers losing her job because she was just doing her job but failed to give Rick Perry & his friend who was driving a free pass.

[@dfield3dg]

Being The Happiest Judge Arrested Is Crazy

[@maggie2sticks717]

I hope she gets help. How hard is it to get an Uber anyways?

[@mikerichardson60]

exactly!!! She can afford not to drink and drive

[@IsaacHowardJr-mi2ws]

Good point 👉.

[@pariahnation1284]

waiting on a fool to say she was a good judge. But wait..whats this? A fool already beat me to it.

[@c.a.6972]

Usual suspect ... not sure how these people can be taken seriously on the bench anymore.

[@charlessantee8329]

I realize that we all make mistakes at some point in our life, but she is abusing her position of judgeship in order to get herself out of trouble because nobody is above the law she is setting a bad example judges are held to a higher standard.

[@youtubeguy4539]

The system is a complete sham!

[@hrbeta]

Do not confuse “the system” (intellèchy) with the (corrupt) people who have appropriated it❗️

[@FIREFIGHTERCBR]

"She will just move on like nothing ever happened," must be nice.

[@xmanrgil6]

Disgusting totally completely insane

[@user-bt4xe1ud7s]

Unbelievable...

[@markneely7286]

She looks happy in her mugshot, cant be going thru too much . .

[@notthatronjohnson1187]

She's smiling because she knows she has qualified immunity too🤣

[@CreightonRabs]

The HCSO deputies from the first traffic stop who released "Judge" Johnson should be investigated for dereliction of duty. It sounds like there would've been probable cause if this wasn't a judge. BTW, Johnson is for re-election this November.

[@Mannyfffresh]

How come she gets a slap in the wrist????? Anyone wouldve got locked up and pay the fines go through all the BS the system puts u through hell

[@stevenlopez4754]

How can she get this kind of treatment? Im fighting to get a good job for one mistake i made over 5 years ago! System is corrupted

[@gasparma2316]

Just cuz she’s a judge she shouldn’t get special privileges she ain’t above the law once she leaves the bench.

[@dontbanmebrodontbanme5403]

"She's a wonderful person..." Yeah, we're all wonderful people! Why even mention that?

[@velvetice100]

I really believe she is being haunted after that case where the siblings were living in an empty apartment with their a deceased brother😮😮😮😮

[@natashalampkin366]

No excuse to drive drunk she has money to afford a Uber XL service

[@AceLopez1]

Anyone who gets convicted of DWI should use this judge as an example next time they get sent to jail.

[@rachelsgibson8318]

Fire her!!!!

[@Fat12219]

😮 why ? 😂

[@Ace-wm2vv]

Lock her up and fire her

[@user-ug6ti3op3x]

So she doesn't get the usual paid administrative leave option like most public servant's receive when their wrong doings are in the spot light ?

[@joaquinsoto3862]

Anyone sentenced to do time because of her. Should fill an appeal. SHE'S NOT FIT TO A JUDGE. WHAT MAKES YOU SURE SHE WASN'T DRUNK AT YOUR TRAIL? SHE'S PROOF BE TO A DRUNK!!!

[@theobane420]

Why are you guys trying to spin this story? The chronology is wrong. Her personal days, where she actually just disappeared without a word for weeks, were taken AFTER she was first pulled over for a DUI and let go with a warning. You failed to report that during that interaction with the cops she was pulled over not only for speeding but for driving on the wrong side of the road and was obviously drunk. She leveraged her position as a judge to get the officers to release her. The senior officer even told her that he could lose his position if he let her go due to her being a judge. Yet, he still did it. You could request the body cam yourself if you cared. It's public information. You probably have it and just released the parts that advanced your spun, askew view. Are you guys trying to spin the story because elections for her position as judge will be coming up soon? We need to hold our public officials responsible. They should be held to a higher level of accountability than regular citizens.

[@theobane420]

I wonder if she even ended up having to submit to a blood draw. Probably not.

[@drprevjan2975]

She looks happy in the mugshot b/c she knows there's no consequences

[@debbiejohnson7758]

Wow ...

[@Living2PleaseHim]

If whatever she's going through personally is causing her this much emotional distress, then why is she being allowed to preside over any court related matter. She's a judge, she's seen and heard just about any, and everything. Step down, get your life in order, and return when your prepared to start "Adulting" again. Why is she being given a pass. A regular citizen would have been tried, convicted and jobless right about now. Unbelievable!

[@goodgirlwilliams6396]

Same Judge that sit in the stand a give people 25 years for DWI now shes out here Breaking the law. I don't wish she lose her job, She need to stand down for a min.

[@useridgaf-p6b]

So another judge openly says she gonna get a deal and going and walk on this while still throwing people in jail for exactly what she did? No the system is not corrupt at all. Not in the slightest.

[@WilliamNeish]

Why the hell is she smiling?

[@reneevaz7848]

Johnson, evidently she speeds on the roads and drinks and drives and she’s a judge? She needs to be removed from the bench.

[@rodyep3136]

If you're Poor and Powerless and get pulled over for the same thing, look out in her Court disgraceful.

[@amgriff18]

I was convicted of a dui and I was under the limit! While I do sympathize with her on why she may have been drunk Doesn’t put her above the law at all

[@johnhill8046]

Many jobs are very difficult, but please take a cab if you are having refreshments. Justice needs to be applied equally no matter who you are.

[@visualverbs]

Everyone makes mistakes, but she shouldn't be treated any differently because she is a respected judge, or because a case(s) "haunted" her.

[@menito67]

And where is her mug shot?

[@sandiecalvert]

Kelli BYE!! I am just one citizen and you asked for " SPECIAL TREATMENT "? SICKENING TO THINK THAT YOU WOULD ASK FOR THIS JUST TO DO IT AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN>

[@michaelmckenzie6798]

In the last instance, the cops said she smelled of alcohol and failed several aspects of the roadside but didn't bother with a breath test. Somehow, I don't think that I would have been as lucky.

[@cornpopper4921]

The deputy smelt alcohol and let her go. Thats grounds for dismissal.

[@bonniejosavland3227]

Holy 💩 she was drunk driving at 2am on a Tuesday night/morning?! How can she operate the next morning if she’s an alcoholic on the bench??

[@CraigGrant-sh3in]

A judge is t even supposed to show the appearance of impropriety. They dont even have do something wrong, just what could look wrong . I wonder if she had reported these stops and arrest to the bar like she is mandated to do. Inmy state ypu dont get a pass on DUI. You get arrested , a trip to jail until you are allowed to leave. You automatically have your license revoked for one year, up to a$2000 fine and possibly up to a year in jail. Get it up to three in ten years or less and you are going to state prison for up to seven years. Im sure being a cop, prosecutor, judge or politician havehand slap exemptions

[@54531]

If the law doesn't apply equally, there is no law.

[@randybreuer1685]

What happened to the corrupt officers that let her go.

[@MissGennyRose]

She sentences other for dui but "she will move on as if nothing ever happened". No bias here, not at all!

[@lydiasinclair1126]

No, not the all mighty. All moral and so much more ethical than all of the people in her court room. How many people have been locked up. And looked down her nose to everyone. "Below" her.

[@gabriellelewis8126]

She need to download Uber or Lyft or get a personal driver NO EXCUSE .

[@mistervacation23]

Does the name Hernandez mean anything to you? I would like to get a connection made in the DA's office. Any imperfections would have to be made perfect. Two and two do not equal 4. Never confess ever.

[@JuCarlos-ex8ip]

How disgusting

[@highrzr]

No probable cause? BS, they knew she was under the influence and just let her go. She needs to face the same prosecution and consequences anyone else would. Rules for thee but not for me.

[@BeatmeOff-xt1qj]

How can you have a judge with a criminal record who gets to slap on the wrist for side over in hand down sentencing unfair sentencing to others

[@timoanez4668]

So did she get a PR bond?

[@wunclerlaufenbumcorneliusu7047]

That face says “I regret nothing”.

[@RichardHeadGaming]

No excuses, you are only showing that she sentenced a murder to show a reason or excuse, I have nothing against her having a drink, but she could have drank at home no drunk driving. Lock her up like everyone else. 2 counts in less than a week.

[@JosieSuarez-rf9rg]

So she Can drink and drive and that's OK no sir she needs to pay for her Crime like any other person She is a Judge what is she showing the other that it's ok to drink a ND drive I think she Should be doing time in Jail because it's not the fist time don't get me wrong we all have problems I lost my daughter and that don't mean I am going to drink because I lost her it 8s hard but you need help to work your problems ,because drinking will only makes it worst.

[@OperationChicago]

Not saying that it is right but she probably drinks a lot because of those kids that haunts her from her day job. People don't understand that those cases stick with you. She made it very clear that it bothers her when she leaves tha courtroom. How many warnings can people give before they flip out.

[@robertf976]

We all have personal matters. We don't get let off when we drive drunk

[@patsydinkins372]

You should have to admit check herself in and dry out and step down she's not a fit judge

[@WaveGod813]

Stop making excuses for her

[@user-ei3xv5cc5b]

Not a good look your honor.

[@duro845]

Drunk judge has a drinking problem and loves to drive but its ok according to law enforcement

[@erikaenander5374]

Sheis not a wonderful person. You don’t put the public in danger if you’re a wonderful person.

[@reggiemalloy7012]

Stop driving drunk. How hard can that be?

[@Yelo_54]

I’m more upset that he let her drive off than anything… and he was saying he can’t let her go he’s gotta look out for his career then found out who she was and made another person career decision and just let her go and act like it never happened. That is interfering with an investigation and he needs to be fired and charged for that.

[@jbusta8548]

Typical Houston judge

[@robertlawrence9000]

Out that late at night drinking? Maybe she needs a good responsible man to keep her occupied so she doesn't get into anymore trouble.

[@Webbcatt4]

This woman is obviously struggling with addiction. There is a reason for her late loss of control in her life. She needs help and understanding; as anyone does with an onset and change in their normal or usual behavior.... Pray she pulls herself through this.

[@pariahnation1284]

send her to prison.....just like the small guy.

[@chumchum4393]

Don’t drink!

[@benbazy9238]

Criminals sentencing criminals.

[@ellisthejerk8018]

Judge ✅️ White ✅️ Female ✅️ Rich. ✅️ That's why shes smiling in her mugshot

[@jwridah7]

🎯🎯🎯

[@RM-ke3zm]

Blonde ✔️

[@TroyS-ud3lb]

She has the complexion for the connection.....she will get off

[@bobbycorrigan7969]

2 teir justice system is alive & well in Texas to i see.

[@alejandro69able]

The cop should be fired he let her go on a warning that’s bs! Any other person would’ve been charged with DUI instantly. And this cop gave this I don’t care I’m a judge I will get out free smiling face. A warning for driving over 5 mph over the speed limit bs!!!! Fire the cop

[@kenadams5504]

Objection !!

[@smoove354]

But the black female judge removed from the bench and she wasn't driving... complexion for protection!

[@jesusgarza2911]

Hope she get fired from her job. because i don't pay here to be o n the job for DUI after running a background check that all the job do.

[@kfkgjgkvkgkggknfnfndb2039]

How is dui not a felony??😂😂

[@woiowoiow190]

Do as i say, not as i do.

[@StopCensoring-fq5fl]

I hope she gets the help she needs she's a good Judge.

[@txoilfield]

Define 'Good'. I'll wait.

[@dstaff7373]

Does the Federal government 🤔 regulate the merit of judges 👩‍⚖️ 👨‍⚖️ ...

[@LearningWithMatthew]

I'll tell all yall hating on this Judge to stop, she's blessing people in the courtroom. She actually cares for the inmates..she believes in 2nd chances. She gave me a 2nd chance of life when I was facing 18years.

[@8trackregalbeagl3]

BS

[@LearningWithMatthew]

@8trackregalbeagl3 stfu bro, you aint never had to stand in front of a judge. I was facing 18yrs -99 3 agg robberies 3 felon w deadly weapon 1 control substance with an enhancement on my case no less than 15 -99.. D.A. took off the enhancement then she blessed my life with probation, i thanks God and my lawyer..but she had everything to do with it too.

[@theobane420]

She's going to end up killing somebody if she keeps driving around plastered! It doesn't matter what good she's doing in the world if she's driving her car around while she's drunk. Have a heart for victims of drunk driving. Don't be close-minded.

[@eddieb7001]

Excuse Excuses!! BS!!

[@jamiezenichi1017]

Is that her mug shot?

[@dougking4377]

Drunk on the bench?

[@williamzander9708]

Drugs she is on medication the eyes and being on a road at 2.30 am .Flash in the pan .

[@chejones8858]

Lock Her Up 😜

[@crinklecut3790]

I know she has enough money for an Uber. No reason good enough to drive around impaired.

[@bacoda58]

WOW !!!! Didn't know that they made judges that attractive !!! Anyway, my gut feeling is that she is NOT guilty......

[@Fat12219]

😂

[@user-vg5vi5sh1v]

Officers have "discretion!" Um ok!😅