Verification of the Claim:

• Incident confirmed: Multiple news outlets report that Bexar County Court-at-Law Judge Rosie Speedlin-Gonzalez ordered defense attorney Elizabeth Russell to be handcuffed during a December 2024 courtroom hearing¹²³.
• Date verified: The incident occurred in December 2024, specifically during a motion to revoke probation hearing³⁴.
• Details confirmed: Russell was handcuffed and seated in the jury box after a dispute escalated over Russell's objection to her client's plea in a domestic violence case⁵¹³.
• Legal consequences: Speedlin-Gonzalez was indicted in January on charges of unlawful restraint and official oppression, was suspended without pay, and later resigned in April 2026 under an agreement that dismissed the charges but permanently barred her from judicial service⁴¹⁵².

The claim accurately describes the December 2024 courtroom incident.

Overall validity: 100%

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