San Antonio judge warned over YouTube channel, courtroom comments

State District Judge Stephanie Boyd was issued a warning by the Texas State Commission on Judicial Conduct for violating judicial standards. The warning referenced two exchanges with defendants in her courtroom, as well as her practice of streaming court proceedings on YouTube. Marvin Pfeiffer/San Antonio Express-News A state judicial conduct commission has warned State District Judge Stephanie Boyd that she violated judicial standards through her handling of two cases and her use of a YouTube channel to stream hearings and host a book club. The Texas State Commission on Judicial Conduct issued the warning on June 3 to Boyd, who presides over the 187th District Court. The warning stated that Boyd improperly inserted herself into plea negotiations during a 2023 hearing, made degrading comments to a defendant during a livestreamed hearing and improperly used her court’s YouTube channel. Article continues below this ad One of the complaints centers on an October 2024 hearing involving Thomas Henson, who was facing up to 20 years in prison. Boyd told the court reporter to go “off the record,” but the livestream continued. She went on to warn Henson that when he goes to prison, he could be “passed around for cigarettes or dessert” because
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