Prominent Judge Missing From Courtroom After Ruling on Gruesome Case of Boy Murdered by Mom’s Boyfriend

A Texas judge has reportedly been absent from the courtroom weeks after she convicted a man of killing his girlfriend’s son in 2020. Amanda Cain, Administrative Office of the District Courts’ communications director, told KTRK that 178th District Court Judge Kelli Johnson is away for “personal matters.” The news outlet reported that Johnson has been …