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Guardianship intends to serve as a safeguard to protect the ward. [4] Anyone can petition for a guardianship hearing if they believe another individual cannot make rational decisions on their own behalf. [1] In a guardianship hearing, a judge ultimately decides whether guardianship is appropriate and, if so, will appoint a guardian. [2]
The Texas Supreme Court Building. Texas is the only state besides Oklahoma to have a bifurcated appellate system at the highest level. [4] The Texas Supreme Court hears appeals involving civil matters (which include juvenile cases), and the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals hears appeals involving criminal matters. [4]
Menefee defeated three-term incumbent Harris County Attorney Vince Ryan and another challenger in the March 2020 Texas Democratic Primary Election, and won the November 2020 General Election. [7] He took office in January, 2021. He was the youngest, and first African American to serve as Harris County Attorney. [8]
Districts map. There are fourteen appellate districts each of which encompasses multiple counties and is presided over by a Texas Court of Appeals denominated by number: [19] The counties of Gregg, Rusk, Upshur, and Wood are in the jurisdictions of both the Sixth and Twelfth Courts, while Hunt County is in the jurisdiction of both the Fifth and Sixth Courts.
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Harris County may refer to: Harris County, Georgia , southwest of Metro Atlanta Harris County, Texas , the primary county of the Greater Houston metropolitan area
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He served as Harris County assistant district attorney under Carol Vance starting in March 1977. [3] After his predecessor, Johnny Holmes, retired, Rosenthal was elected Harris County District Attorney after facing Pat Lykos, County Attorney Michael Stafford and many others in the Republican primary. He was re-elected in 2004. [3]