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Jefferson County is a county in the Coastal Plain or Gulf Prairie region of Southeast Texas. The Neches River forms its northeastern boundary. As of the 2020 census, the population was 256,526. [1] The county seat is Beaumont. [2] Jefferson County has the highest percentage of African Americans in the state of Texas. [3]
Andrew L. Jefferson Jr. (1959): [79] First African American to serve as a Judge of the 208th Criminal Court in Harris County, Texas (1974) Steven Kirkland: [ 26 ] [ 27 ] First openly L G BT male to serve as a Harris County civil district judge (2008)
Queens County Family Court (2010– ) New York: active: Raúl M. Arias-Marxuach [32] United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico (2019– ) Puerto Rico: active: Albert Armendáriz, Sr. [33] [34] Texas Court of Appeals (1986) Texas: term ended: María Lucy Armendáriz [35] Los Angeles County Superior Court (2018– ) California ...
Most district courts consider both criminal and civil cases but, in counties with many courts, each may specialize in civil, criminal, juvenile, or family law matters. [2] The Texas tradition of one judge per district court is descended from what was the dominant form of American state trial court organization for much of the 19th century ...
Upon Sullivan's appointment to the Supreme Court of Texas, Chief Justice Jimmy Blacklock stated "James Sullivan is a brilliant, hard-working lawyer who has served the People of Texas with distinction for many years. He will make an excellent addition to our state’s Supreme Court." [2] He is a member of the Federalist Society and Teneo. [3]
A Hawaii judge on Wednesday rejected murder and attempted murder charges against three Honolulu police officers in the fatal shooting of a teenager, preventing the case from going to trial.
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Robert Gordon Klein (born November 11, 1947) [1] is a former justice of the Supreme Court of Hawaii from March 31, 1992, to February 4, 2000. He was appointed by governor John Waihee. [2] [3] He left office 8 years into his 10-year term to join a private firm. He is part Hawaiian. [2]