# Democrat Lesa Pamplin Faces Racism Allegations

> Tarrant County judge challenges Lesa Pamplin's judicial temperament over social media posts about white people.
- Title: Democrat Lesa Pamplin Faces Racism Allegations | Shortify
- Summary: Tarrant County judge challenges Lesa Pamplin's judicial temperament over social media posts about white people. Tarrant County judge Brian Bolton alleges…
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- Source: Dallas Express — https://dallasexpress.com/tarrant/democrat-lesa-pamplin-faces-racism-allegations-over-posts-about-white-people
- Author: Dallas Express
- Published: 2026-10-17T19:00:49+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: lesa pamplin, tarrant county, judge brian bolton, social media posts, racism allegations, democrat, tarrant county criminal court, news, politics
## Judge challenges Pamplin
Tarrant County Criminal Court No. 9 Judge Brian Bolton challenges Democratic opponent Lesa Pamplin's judicial temperament over social media posts about white people.

> THIRTY DAYS, THIRTY RACIST/OFFENSIVE SENTIMENTS BY MY OPPONENT
## Social media posts
Bolton shared screenshots of posts attributed to Pamplin: one from March 27, 2020 saying 'You damn straight about that.Whypipoe being white.'

> You damn straight about that. Whypipoe being white
## Profanity meme
Bolton shared a Kermit the Frog meme with profanity, editing it for Facebook, claiming it raises questions about judicial temperament.

> A criminal court judge should bring dignity, not vulgarity, to public discourse
## Pamplin's campaign promise
Pamplin's campaign website promises 'impartial justice for every citizen, in every case'.

> impartial justice for every citizen, in every case
## Earlier BYU controversy
Pamplin drew national attention in 2022 after alleging her goddaughter faced racial slurs at a BYU volleyball match, but BYU found no evidence of racial heckling.

> BYU announced on September 9, 2022, that it had found no evidence corroborating the racial heckling or slur allegations
## No comment from Pamplin
The Dallas Express reached out to Pamplin for comment but did not receive a response.
## Key takeaway

Tarrant County judge Brian Bolton alleges Lesa Pamplin's social media posts about white people and a profanity-laden meme show poor judicial temperament.