San Antonio judge taking heat over controversial ‘chones’ video. We have some questions. – mySA

A San Antonio judge running for reelection is under fire for YouTube video his opponent calls "undignified."

Carlos Quezada, 289th District Court Judge, was featured in a parody video posted to YouTube on January 30 showing him presiding over fake bench trial over a woman who stole Cleto Rodriguez's (yes that Cleto) "lucky" underwear, or chones, and used them as a rag for cleaning, reports the Express-News.

Quezada, running on the Democraticballot,told Express-News that he didn't think anyone would take the video seriously because he was having fun. His opponent in the Democratic primary, Rose Zebell-Sosa, believes Quezada is in violation of judicial conduct rules.

The video is awkward, to say the least, but it also leaves us with a lot of questions. Some of them answered. Someof them not.

The video was posted by a channel called The Carpenter's Apprentice, which reportedly belongs to a man named Roy Aguillon, according to the Express-News article.

Exactly. The Express-News says Aguillon is a political activist for the Southside who ran unsuccessfully for San Antonio City Council in 2015.

According to a welcome video on his channel, Aguillon credits writer and right-wing figure Jordan Peterson for helping him get his life back together. Peterson has publicly made transphobic remarks and railed against feminists. Peterson believes feminism is destroying America. And men.

The video is a little cringe, but apparently Quezada made it to campaign for reelection to his district judge seat. Near the end of the video he asks the fake plaintiff and defendant for their vote.

We're not sure. He is a local celebrity and Cleto does appears in several of Aguillon's videos, including a recent video segment he introduces as "Cleto's Community" where he interviews Pamela Espurvoa Allen, founder of Eagle's Flight Advocacy and Outreach.

His opponent Zebell-Sosa appears to imply that it can. She told the Express-News that she finds it "disturbing, undignified and disappointing." His opponent says the video also promotes stereotypes.

Again, Zebell-Sosa seems to think it could. Judges are held to rules and standards of conduct set out by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct.

That remains to be seen. Jacqueline Habersham, executive director of the SCJC, told the Express-News whether Quezada was in violation of any of the rules to warrant an investigation.

Quite often. In fact, there is a whole public archive of suspensions, resignations, and sanctions.

It's five minutes long. The "joke" is presented in the first minute and 30 seconds. After a while, the "holey chones" discourse becomes awkward. Maybe there will be a re-cut?

Depends on who you speak to. There have been more serious judicial violations and investigations against Texas judges in the past. There was a district judge in Polk County who was accused of showing prejudice against a defendant, and a Burnet County judge who took to Facebook to say the man charged with the murder of SAPD Detective Benjamin Marconi should be lynched.

God, I sure hope not.

The primaries and midterms are upon us so only time will tell. Some of his supporters and people on the fence could legitimately be offended by the video, which Zebell-Sosa says mocks court proceedings. Or they could not care at all.

Election Day for the primaries is on March 1.

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San Antonio judge taking heat over controversial 'chones' video. We have some questions. - mySA