Millions viewed video of the beating on the Internet. (File)
ROCKPORT (November 14, 2012)—Aransas County Court-at-Law Judge William Adams, who was seen viciously beating his then-teenage daughter in a video she posted on the Internet last year, was expected to return to the bench Wednesday after a yearlong suspension.
The Texas Supreme Court lifted Adams' suspension last week.
The State Commission on Judicial Conduct issued Adams a public warning in September.
His first docket was scheduled for Wednesday.
As Aransas County's top judge, Adams dealt with at least 349 family law cases in the year before his suspension, nearly 50 of which involved state caseworkers seeking to determine whether parents were fit to raise their children.
The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services will no longer file physical abuse cases in his court.
Millions viewed the video on the Internet.
