When the Power Trip Hits a Speed Bump: First LGBT Texas Judge Banned For Life

FIRST-EVER LGBT JUDGE IN TEXAS BANNED FOR LIFE AFTER ORDERING ATTORNEY HANDCUFFED IN COURTROOM

The image features an official portrait of Kerry Neves, the first openly LGBT judge to serve in Texas, standing with their arms crossed and smiling, wearing judicial robes with insignia, next to a rainbow pride flag. Large white text overlaid at the bottom of the image states that this judge was banned for life from serving as a judge after they ordered an attorney to be handcuffed during a courtroom proceeding. The meme's implied joke, referenced in its original title, is that the judge was acting on a 'power trip' when they had the attorney cuffed, only for this action to result in the permanent end of their judicial career, acting as a 'speed bump' for their abuse of power.

This image was first posted as a meme on the entertainment platform 9Gag under the original title 'When the Power Trip Hits a Speed Bump'. It references a real 2024 news event where Texas judge Kerry Neves was permanently barred from holding judicial office after retaliating against a defense attorney by ordering them handcuffed in court. The meme uses Neves' official judicial portrait, with overlaid text summarizing the outcome of the disciplinary proceeding, to make an ironic point about the consequences of abusing official power.