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The first federal judge in Texas was John C. Watrous, who was appointed on May 26, 1846, and had previously served as Attorney General of the Republic of Texas. He was assigned to hold court in Galveston, at the time, the largest city in the state. As seat of the Texas Judicial District, the Galveston court had jurisdiction over the whole state ...
State of Texas v. Yolanda Saldívar was a criminal trial held at the Harris County Criminal Courthouse in Downtown Houston, in the U.S. state of Texas. [2] The trial began with the jury's swearing-in on October 9, 1995, through opening statements on October 12, to a verdict on October 23.
Getting excused from jury duty isn’t guaranteed. Texas Judicial Branch has a list of exemptions if people were selected to serve. ... Are a student of a public or private secondary school.
The first federal judge in Texas was John C. Watrous, who was appointed on May 26, 1846, and had previously served as Attorney General of the Republic of Texas. He was assigned to hold court in Galveston, at the time, the largest city in the state. As seat of the Texas Judicial District, the Galveston court had jurisdiction over the whole state ...
Jurors in Texas resumed deliberating Monday on whether the parents of a Texas student accused of killing 10 people in a 2018 school shooting near Houston should be held accountable. The victims ...
A Texas jury on Wednesday sentenced a man to death for killing and dismembering three people whose bodies were found in a burning dumpster in Fort Worth in 2021.. The Tarrant County jury found ...
Exactly which records are used vary by state, but they may include state tax filers, motor vehicle registrants, voter lists, or even utility lists. The county selects randomly from the list of potential jurors and sends those people a juror summons to appear at a particular court on a particular date.
In one of the odd provisions of the Texas Government Code, there is no requirement that a municipal judge be an attorney if the municipal court is not a court of record (Chapter 29, Section 29.004), but the municipal judge must be a licensed attorney with at least two years experience in practicing Texas law if the municipal court is a court of ...