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Since the county judge is also responsible for presiding over the Commissioners Court (the main executive and legislative body of the county), in 94 counties the Texas Legislature has established county courts at law to relieve the county judge of judicial duties. The first multi-county statutory county court (composed of Fisher, Mitchell, and ...
After Hopkins County was created by the Texas Legislature in 1846, Tarrant was initially designated as the county seat, and a courthouse was constructed there in 1853. In 1868, during the Reconstruction Era, the United States military moved the county seat to Sulphur Springs, which was at the time known as Bright Star.
Hopkins County Courthouse: Sulphur Springs, Hopkins County: 1895 built 1975 RTHL [289] Houston County Courthouse: Crockett, Houston County: 1939 built 2000 RTHL [290] Howard County Courthouse: Big Spring, Howard County: 1953 built Hudspeth County Courthouse: Sierra Blanca, Hudspeth County: 1920 built 1962 RTHL [291] Hunt County Courthouse ...
A prominent Texas judge has been absent from court for over three weeks with no explanation on where she’s gone or when she’ll return.. Harris County Judge Kelli Johnson, recently presided ...
Please list the highlights of your civic involvement: Austin Bar Association - Co-Chair Free CLE Committee (planning & hosting monthly CLE courses)• State Bar of Texas - Criminal Justice Section ...
Hopkins County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 36,787. [1] Its county seat is Sulphur Springs. [2] Hopkins County is named for the family of David Hopkins, an early settler in the area. Hopkins County comprises the Sulphur Springs, TX Micropolitan Statistical Area. Hopkins County was ...
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 ...
Trump-appointed judges in Texas are stripping all Americans of their rights to healthcare and safety. ... by declaring the entire law unconstitutional. The Supreme Court slapped him down with a 7 ...