Bexar County Court at Law Judge Rosie Speedlin Gonzalez was indicted Thursday, more than a year after investigators said she had an attorney handcuffed during a dispute in her courtroom.
Speedlin Gonzalez has been charged with unlawful restraint by a judicial officer, a felony, and misdemeanor official oppression, indictment records obtained by KSAT Investigates show.
She turned herself in on Thursday and made her initial court appearance around 1 p.m.
Speedlin Gonzalez’s indictment comes two weeks after KSAT Investigates revealed a December 2024 incident in which the judge ordered a defense attorney in her courtroom to be placed in handcuffs and seated in the jury box.
The dispute between Speedlin Gonzalez and attorney Elizabeth Russell escalated during a motion to revoke probation hearing.
After the defendant pleaded “true” to one of the allegations, Russell cut in and asked for a moment to confer with her client, a transcript of the proceeding states.
