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This category is for people who are or have been County Judge of counties in the state of Texas. (In Texas, the County Judge is the chief executive of the county, similar to the mayor of a city, though with far less actual authority.) For judges of state courts, see Category:Texas state court judges
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 ...
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 ...
Appointed as a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.) Don Willett (August 24, 2005 to January 2, 2018. Appointed as a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.) Jimmy Blacklock (January 2, 2018 to present. Term ends December 31, 2024.)
The judicial education officer at the Texas Association of Counties, David Hodges, has noted that the rate of cases being overturned is higher for both the County Courts-at-law and for District Court judges than it is for County Judges. [5] Some County Judges view the County Courts-at-law as supplements to, rather than replacements of, the ...
Bexar County: John M. Hansford, a Texas state representative and judge 5,071: 920 sq mi (2,383 km 2) Hardeman County: 197: Quanah: 1858: Fannin County: Bailey Hardeman, the first secretary of the treasury for the Republic of Texas, and his brother Thomas Jones Hardeman, state representative and judge 3,490: 695 sq mi (1,800 km 2) Hardin County ...
Texas state court judge stubs (71 P) Pages in category "Texas state court judges" The following 138 pages are in this category, out of 138 total.
The Texas District Courts form part of the Texas judicial system and are the trial courts of general jurisdiction of Texas. As of January 2019, 472 district courts serve the state, each with a single judge, elected by partisan election to a four-year term.