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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 ...
In 2014, amid a child migrant crisis, Jenkins offered to house as many as two thousand immigrant children who cross the Mexico–United States border in Dallas County. [10] The offer served as a catalyst for a meeting between President Barack Obama and Texas Governor Rick Perry concerning immigration and border security. [11] [12]
Place Justice [1] Born Joined Term ends Mandatory retirement [a] Party affiliation Appointed by Law school 1 J. J. Koch, Chief Justice: 1978 or 1979 (age 45–46) [3] January 1, 2025
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
Old Dallas County Courthouse: Dallas, Dallas County: 1892 built [173] 1976 NRHP [174] 1977 RTHL [175] 2001–07 restored [176] Designed by Orlopp and Kusener in the Richardsonian Romanesque style. [173] Dallas County Courthouse: Dallas, Dallas County 1966 built [173] Designed in the Modern style. [173] Dawson County Courthouse: Lamesa, Dawson ...
The county judge could act as a budget officer and have election duties, according to the Handbook of Texas. The county judge can also be an ex-officio school superintendent in places with less ...
While on the district court, Hecht was the local administrative judge, presiding over all county and district judges in Dallas County and representing them before other branches of government. He began his judicial service on the 95th District Court of Dallas County, to which he was appointed by Governor Bill Clements , on September 1, 1981 ...
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 ...