What began as a controversial Facebook post has spiraled into a legal firestorm for a West Texas judge, who now faces a federal civil rights lawsuit and an unprecedented effort by his own district attorney to remove him from office.

Midland County Judge Terry Johnson is accused of posting a political critic’s Social Security number, driver’s license number and date of birth on Facebook less than 24 hours after the man published federal court records involving Midland County.

Christino Rodriquez, who goes by “Nino America” online, alleges in a 26-page federal lawsuit that Johnson retaliated against him for criticizing local government by using…

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