The district clerk in Hays County, Texas resigned on Friday ahead of an expected move by the court to suspend him for incompetence and poor job performance, the Austin American-Statesman reports, noting that testimony into the Democrat’s performance including accounts that jury summonses weren’t mailed, resulting multiple times in trials unable to get underway for lack of jurors.
Avrey Anderson didn’t appear to know the duties of a district clerk. “We hit a stretch where we didn’t have any juries showing up,” an assistant district attorney testified. “Mr. Anderson did not seem aware that he needed to be doing that.” Anderson was also accused of fostering a hostile workplace and failing to properly track court filings. Anderson was elected to the post in 2022 in his first campaign, ousting an incumbent Republican who had served in the position for 12 years in the suburban Austin county.
“I do not believe it is good for justice and the courts for me to continue in my role currently,” Anderson wrote. “Perhaps one day I will be able to get back into the government sector but for now I believe it is best for the people of Hays County to have someone who hopefully attracts less negative attention to themselves.” It’s unclear whether the 20-year-old Anderson will return to school or take a job at an Appleby’s.