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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 ...
Fort Bend County Court House in 1948. Fort Bend County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. The county was founded in 1837 and organized the next year. [1] It is named for a blockhouse at a bend of the Brazos River. The community developed around the fort in early days. The county seat is Richmond.
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]
Fort Bend County Courthouse: Richmond, Fort Bend County: 1908 built [232] 1980 RTHL [233] 1980 NRHP [234] Designed by C. H. Page in the Beaux-Arts style. [232] Franklin County Courthouse: Mount Vernon, Franklin County: 1912 built [235] 2006 NRHP [236] 2009–14 restored [237] Designed by L. L. Thurman and Company in the Neoclassical style. [235]
Another suspect, Jerome Hall, 26, of Fort Worth, was arrested shortly after the shooting and was charged with murder in the case on Jan. 27, according to Tarrant County criminal court records ...
The Fort Bend County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located in Richmond, Texas, United States. It was built in 1908 by Charles Henry Page , who also designed several other Texas courthouses. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places and Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks in 1980 and designated a Texas State Antiquities ...
[4] [5] [6] The Southern District of Texas started with one judge, Waller T. Burns, and a Clerk of Court, Christopher Dart, seated in Galveston. Since that time, the court has grown to nineteen district judgeships, six bankruptcy judgeships, fourteen magistrate judgeships, and over 200 deputy clerks.
Kathleen Lindsey: [153] [154] First female lawyer in Fort Bend County, Texas; Toni Wallace: [155] First African American female judge in Fort Bend County, Texas (2016) Juli Mathew: [156] First Judge of Asian descent to be elected to the Bench in Fort Bend County, Texas (2018) First Indian American women elected to the bench in the United States.