El Paso Times questions large campaign donation from law firm employee to judge

The employee is the judge's son, but the son probably cannot afford such a donation on his salary.

A judge accepts a $17,000 campaign contribution from his son, a low-tier employee in a law office. The amount and the circumstance may raise eyebrows, but the donation is permissible under the law, according to the Texas Ethics Commission.

Ricardo Herrera, judge of County Court-at-Law No. 1, reported the contribution this month. He said his son, Michael Herrera, made the five-figure donation.

Michael Herrera is a "runner" for attorney Joseph "Sib" Abraham Jr. People working as office runners typically make about $10 an hour and work part time, attorneys say.

Consider my eyebrows raised.