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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.
The second Travis County Courthouse in 1880. Travis County's first purpose-built courthouse was a modest two-story stone structure built in 1855 near Republic Square in downtown Austin. This courthouse was replaced by a larger building in 1876 and was eventually demolished in 1906.
Julie H. Kocurek (born October 2, 1964) [1] is an American attorney who serves as the presiding judge of the 390th District Court in Austin, Texas since January 1999, being appointed by then-Governor George W. Bush. Prior to serving as a Texas state judge, Kocurek served as an assistant district attorney in Travis County for seven years.
Precinct 1 Commissioner Jeff Trevillion told the Statesman that he believes the Travis County Commissioners Court will wait for a staff report on county jail facilities before deciding how it can ...
In Travis County, bail is initially set by a municipal judge during a process called magistration, almost always outside the presence of prosecutors or defense attorneys. The judge makes the ...
For example, Potter County—less than one-tenth of Travis County’s size—was projected to save over $1 million by lowering the number of jail days by 5.6 days per person on average.
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 ...
On Feb. 12, a Travis County grand jury indicted Shane James Jr., 34, on capital murder charges for the deaths of four Austin residents, online court records show.