A Lubbock County administrative assistant whose August complaint about County Judge Curtis Parrish surfaced in county records says she has faced retaliation since Justice of the Peace Susan Rowley's allegations became public, per The Lubbock Report. Her supervisor says a commissioner requested a confidentiality reminder. Parrish calls the claims "false and preposterous."
The complaint and what followed
The assistant works in the Commissioners Court office. According to The Lubbock Report, she told Human Resources in an Aug. 5 email that on Aug. 3, Parrish came into her office, turned off the lights and sat with her for about three minutes. She described the encounter as uncomfortable and said he did not touch her. The Lubbock Report says her complaint led Rowley to come forward.
Rowley, the Precinct 2 justice of the peace, made her allegations of unwanted touching public on Oct. 11. The assistant told The Lubbock Report that the next day she was accused of breaking confidentiality and shown the nondisclosure agreement she signed when she was hired in December 2025. An HR summary of that meeting is dated Oct. 13. The Lubbock Report is not naming the employee, describing her as a whistleblower.
What county officials say
Supervisor Lindsey Diaz told The Lubbock Report that her duties follow the wishes of all five commissioners and that she reminded the assistant about confidentiality at one commissioner's request. She declined to say which commissioner. Precinct 1 Commissioner Michael Dalby said in a text that the agreement covers general sensitive material in the office.
Parrish declined to comment beyond calling the claims false and preposterous. The article does not include a formal response from the county.
Background
A county records request first reported by Lubbock Lights produced the assistant's August email as the only documented complaint against Parrish since he took office in 2019. The Chronicle summarized those records on Oct. 27. Two more women have come forward with allegations Parrish has called false, and two commissioners have called for his resignation.
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Earlier Chronicle coverage: County Records Show One Complaint Against Judge Parrish Since 2019
