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A new Galveston Bar Association was founded in 1868, the first permanent bar association in Texas. [2] It served as a model for the State Bar of Texas . The Galveston County Bar Association is dedicated to: (1) advancing the professionalism and legal skills of lawyers; (2) promoting the interests of the legal profession ; (3) providing member ...
The following is a list of all current judges of the United States district and territorial courts. The list includes both "active" and "senior" judges, both of whom hear and decide cases. There are 89 districts in the 50 states, with a total of 94 districts including four territories and the District of Columbia .
Debra Ibarra Mayfield: [36] [170] [171] First Latino American female to serve as a county court judge in Harris County, Texas (2011) Lina Hidalgo: [172] [173] First female (and Hispanic woman of Colombian descent) elected as the Harris County Judge (2018) Shannon Baldwin: [174] First openly LGBT African American female judge in Harris County ...
The amendment provided that three-judge courts of appeals were to be created by legislature, and in 1892, the legislature created 3 courts of appeals: The First Court of Civil Appeals in Galveston, the Second Court of Civil Appeals in Fort Worth, and the Third Court of Civil Appeals in Austin. In 1893, the legislature created the Fourth Court ...
Following is a comprehensive list of all Article III and Article IV United States federal judges appointed by President Joe Biden during his presidency, as well as a partial list of Article I federal judicial appointments, excluding appointments to the District of Columbia judiciary. [1]
After twenty years in private practice, Rebecca Simmons was appointed as district judge of the 408th Judicial District Court in Bexar County and was subsequently elected. Based on her proven track record [citation needed] on the district bench, she was selected to serve on the Fourth Court in May 2005 and then elected in 2006. She served as an ...
Galveston County was established in 1838. A courthouse building was erected in 1898. Another was built in 1966. Tibor Beerman was the primary architect. [2] The current courthouse building is known as the Galveston County Justice Center and was dedicated in 2006. [1] Dignified Resignation statue erected at the courthouse in 1911
It formerly covered the area south and southwest of the Greater Houston region, including Galveston, in the state of Texas. The district was created as a result of the 1900 U.S. census and was first contested in 1902. The Galveston area had previously been included in Texas's 10th congressional district.