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A JP court of Judge Roy Bean in 1900. 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 Southern District of Texas started with one judge, Waller T. Burns, and a Clerk of Court, Christopher Dart, seated in Galveston. Since that time, the court has grown to nineteen district judgeships, six bankruptcy judgeships, fourteen magistrate judgeships, and over 200 deputy clerks.
Mission Nuestra Señora de la Luz, a Spanish mission in Texas, was established in 1756 near what is now Wallisville. [5]Chambers County was founded in 1858. It is named for Thomas Jefferson Chambers, [6] a major general in the Texas Revolution.
Jim Wells County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas.As of the 2020 census, its population was 38,891.The county was founded in 1911 [1] and is named for James B. Wells Jr. (1850–1923), for three decades a judge and Democratic Party political boss in South Texas.
When Texas was annexed by the United States in 1845, the area was stabilized by the presence of U.S. troops under General Zachary Taylor. In 1845, the county was formed (San Patricio is Spanish for Saint Patrick , the primary patron saint of the colonists' home country of Ireland), and Corpus Christi was designated as the county seat.
Loving County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas.With a population of 64 according to the 2020 census, [2] it is the least populous county in the United States with a permanent population.
Hartley County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 5,382. [1] The county seat is Channing. [2] The county was created in 1876 and later organized in 1891. [3] It is named for Oliver C. Hartley and his brother, Rufus K. Hartley, two early Texas legislators and lawyers.
The Chief Clerk is the head of the Chief Clerk's Office which maintains a record of all authors who sign legislation, maintains and distributes membership information to current house members, and forwards copies of legislation to house committee chairs. [6] The Chief Clerk is the primary custodian of all legal documents within House.