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Municipal court judge on unpaid leave pending U.S. citizenship
CORPUS CHRISTI -- A municipal court judge has been placed on unpaid leave after city officials learned she is not a U.S. citizen.
A question about citizenship wasn't on the application for appointment, City Councilman Rudy Garza Jr. said Wednesday. The documents instead had a question about whether the applicant was eligible for legal employment in the state.
Young Min Burkett is a permanent resident and eligible for lawful employment, he added.
But U.S. citizenship is a requirement to be a municipal court judge, according to the city’s ordinance.
Read more: http://www.caller.com/story/news/local/2017/05/17/municipal-court-judge-unpaid-leave-pending-us-citizenship/101787872/
