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Fred G. Rodriguez: [80] First Hispanic American male to serve as the (Criminal) District Attorney of Bexar County, Texas (1987) Tommy Calvert: [81] First African American male to serve on the Commissioners Court for Bexar County, Texas (2014) Peter Sakai: [82] First Asian American male judge in Bexar County, Texas (2023)
The lowest court level in Texas is the Justice of the Peace Court (also called Justice Court or JP Court). Each county has at least one JP Court. [16] Sections 18 and 19 of Article V, as well as Chapters 27 and 28 of the Texas Government Code, outline the duties of these Courts and their officers.
Pulliam served as a Justice on Texas' Fourth Court of Appeals after being appointed to the court by Governor Rick Perry on January 8, 2015. [3] His term ended on December 31, 2016. He also previously served as a judge for the Bexar County Court at Law, [4] handling both civil and criminal matters. [2]
After statehood, Texas county courthouses kept their powers. [2] The counties of Texas were often first served by a tree, tent, or another building before judicial functions moved into a log cabin or dugout. [3] During the later 19th century, most county courthouses were simple wooden or stone two-story rectangular buildings. [4]
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 ...
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 ...
The Bexar County Courthouse is a historic building in downtown San Antonio, Texas, United States. The building was designed by architect James Riely Gordon , and borders Main Plaza, along with such other architectural landmarks as the Cathedral of San Fernando .
[3] [4] Prior to his appointment, Harle served as a prosecutor for the Bexar County District Attorney's Office and as the Chief Municipal Prosecutor for the City of Hill Country Village. [2] Additionally, he was appointed by the Texas Supreme Court to the Judicial Conduct Commission, where he was elected Chair and served for two consecutive ...