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Harris County, the state's most populous, is home to 60 district courts - each one covering the entire county. While district courts can exercise concurrent jurisdiction over an entire county, and they can and do share courthouses and clerks to save money (as allowed under an 1890 Texas Supreme Court case), each is still legally constituted as ...
David Marcel Fleischer is an American judge currently serving on the Harris County Criminal Court in Texas. [1] He was first elected to the position in 2018, running as a Democrat, and won reelection in 2022. [1] [2] [3] Fleischer is popular online for his unique style of holding defendants accountable while offering guidance. [4] [5]
Jason Luong: [22] [23] First Asian American male (who is of Vietnamese descent) to serve as a district court judge in Harris County, Texas (2019) Alfred J. Hernandez: [103] First Hispanic American male judge in Harris County, Texas; A.D. Azios: [104] First Hispanic American male elected as a criminal district judge in Harris County Texas
Harris County District Courts expand to address growing caseload
Municipal Courts are the most active courts, with County Courts and District Courts handling most other cases and often sharing the same courthouse. Administration is the responsibility of the Supreme Court of Texas, which is aided by the Texas Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council and the State Bar of Texas, which it oversees.
The oldest continuous site still inhabited by a county courthouse is in Liberty County, where its courthouse has stood—although rebuilt—since 1831. [15] In 1971 and 1972, two Texas Courthouse Acts were passed, which require the county to notify the Texas Historical Commission (THC) of any plans to remodel or destroy historic courthouses. [16]
Schneider served as an assistant district attorney in the Harris County, Texas District Attorney's Office from 1971 to 1975, before entering private practice in Texas from 1975 to 1976. He was a general attorney of Dresser Industries from 1976 to 1980, also serving as a municipal judge (part-time) for the City of West University Place , Texas ...
Former Texas sheriff's deputy Renard Spivey had a long television career as the courtroom bailiff on the show "Justice for All with Judge Cristina Perez." In 2019, his life changed drastically ...