"Judge Hensley filed the lawsuit on Friday (19 December), according to The Texas Tribune. The document asks for an overturn of Obergefell v. Hodges, the 2015 Supreme Court decision that established same-sex marriage nationwide. The lawsuit continues the ongoing legal dispute between Hensley and the State Commission on Judicial Conduct, an independent Texas state agency responsible for investigating allegations of judicial misconduct. This all began when Hensley wanted to be allowed to perform marriages for opposite-sex couples, but not same-sex couples."
"Judge Hensley, a justice of the peace in Waco, Texas, is leading the latest push to reverse same-sex marriage. Hensley has been a Waco-based judge since 2015 and is among about 800 justices of the peace in Texas. In 2018, the State Commission on Judicial Conduct opened an inquiry into Hensley's conduct. In 2019, Hensley was publicly sanctioned for refusing to officiate at same-sex weddings."
Judge Dianne Hensley filed a lawsuit asking courts to overturn Obergefell v. Hodges, the 2015 Supreme Court decision that established same-sex marriage nationwide. The filing continues a legal dispute between Hensley and the State Commission on Judicial Conduct after Hensley sought to perform marriages for opposite-sex couples but not same-sex couples. Hensley is a justice of the peace in Waco, Texas, serving since 2015. The commission opened an inquiry in 2018 and publicly sanctioned Hensley in 2019 for refusing to officiate same-sex weddings, saying her conduct cast doubt on her impartiality. Hensley alleged violation of her religious rights, and the Texas Supreme Court amended the judicial canon to permit judges to publicly refrain from performing wedding ceremonies based on sincerely held religious beliefs.
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