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In one of the odd provisions of the Texas Government Code, there is no requirement that a municipal judge be an attorney if the municipal court is not a court of record (Chapter 29, Section 29.004), but the municipal judge must be a licensed attorney with at least two years experience in practicing Texas law if the municipal court is a court of ...
On November 17, 2010, Houston mayor Annise Parker appointed Frye as an associate judge for the City of Houston Municipal Courts. [ 19 ] [ 20 ] Her appointment was publicly opposed by the Houston Area Pastors Council and other local pastors , but Parker expressed admiration for Frye, citing the new judge's long experience as a trial attorney .
He may also be considered the first Native American male judge in Texas. [7] Harrel Tillman (1962): [13] First African American male to serve as a municipal court judge in Texas (1964) Carlos Cadena (1940): [14] First Hispanic American male to serve as a Chief Justice of a Texas court (1977) Jerry Birdwell: [15] First openly LGBT male judge in ...
Phyllis Frye (1981): [23] [24] First openly LGBT individual to serve as a Judge of the Houston Municipal Court in Texas (2010) Jo Ann Delgado: [ 168 ] First Latino American female elected as a Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2, Place 1 of Harris County, Texas (2001)
In 2018, the ACLU of Texas filed a class action lawsuit against Galveston County, and in 2019, a federal judge issued a temporary injunction, ordering that the county provide lawyers at bail hearings.
Guerra's mother is Justice Linda Reyna Yáñez, who served on the Texas Thirteenth Court of Appeals, becoming the first Latina to serve on any Texas appellate court. Prior to becoming a lawyer and judge, Yanez was a farmworker and teacher. Guerra graduated high school from St. George's School in Newport, Rhode Island with distinction. She was a ...
Johnson County Judge Christopher Boedeker declined to comment on the situation, as did the Texas Municipal League. Johnson County Commissioner Rick Bailey, who represents Godley, said in the email ...
In each of Texas’ 254 counties, the person with the highest political prominence is the county judge. The county judge oversees a four-person court of commissioners who each represent a precinct ...