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Petteway v. Galveston County [c] 86 F.4th 1146 (5th Cir. 2023) is a United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit case in which the court held that racial and ethnic groups may not aggregate their populations in Voting Rights Act violation claims. The decision overrules the court's prior decision in Campos v. City of Baytown (1988).
As of January 2019, 472 district courts serve the state, each with a single judge, elected by partisan election to a four-year term. [ 1 ] District courts have original jurisdiction in all felony criminal cases, divorce cases, land title disputes, election contests, civil matters in which at least $200 is disputed or claimed in damages, as well ...
District Judge Anna M. Manasco: Birmingham: 1980 2020–present — — Trump: 42 District Judge vacant — — — — — — 43 District Judge vacant — — — — — — 28 Senior Judge Sharon Lovelace Blackburn: Birmingham: 1950 1991–2015 2006–2013 2015–present G.H.W. Bush: 29 Senior Judge Charles Lynwood Smith Jr. Huntsville ...
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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
She lived in New York City during the early years of her marriage from 1956 to 1972. She attended the University of Texas at Austin and pledged Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority, concluding her formal education at Columbia University. [3] Elected to the Galveston City Council in 1998, she served her three-term limit. In 2004 she was elected Mayor of ...
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.
The Galveston County Bar Association is a voluntary association of attorneys practicing in Galveston County, Texas. [1] The organization was first founded in 1846. 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.