Luke & Yairo Get Married
The wedding was officiated by Judge Carlos Villa in County Court at law #5.
I previously posted about some of the judges not wanting to perform the weddings out of their personal or religious beliefs. Several have already reached out to me and assumed it was the JP's. That may or may not be true, but those aren't the names I was given.
Weddings is a big revenue stream for the JP's as individuals. They can charge what they want and don't have to give it to the county or even their offices for that matter. The Supreme Court just doubled their potential clientele, why on earth would the JP's say no to all that money?
Since Texas elects judges, this is now a campaign issue when they run for office. I think there is talk of a list of judges that will be available to perform gay weddings which I'm guessing is the Council of Judges rather inartful way of hiding the identities of their colleagues that won't perform the marriages out of their personal or religious convictions. But one should not assume all the names that are absent from the available list are judges that aren't willing to perform the marriages. Several judges are just too busy to perform any marriages.
Historic day today. Near the end of Gay Pride Month no less.
Weddings is a big revenue stream for the JP's as individuals. They can charge what they want and don't have to give it to the county or even their offices for that matter. The Supreme Court just doubled their potential clientele, why on earth would the JP's say no to all that money?
Since Texas elects judges, this is now a campaign issue when they run for office. I think there is talk of a list of judges that will be available to perform gay weddings which I'm guessing is the Council of Judges rather inartful way of hiding the identities of their colleagues that won't perform the marriages out of their personal or religious convictions. But one should not assume all the names that are absent from the available list are judges that aren't willing to perform the marriages. Several judges are just too busy to perform any marriages.
Historic day today. Near the end of Gay Pride Month no less.
Comments
Post a Comment
We encourage constructive community dialogue, debate, and conversation - but we reserve the right to refuse to publish a comment or delete a comment if we feel like it. Be a respectful adult. Use common sense.