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The lowest court level in Texas is the Justice of the Peace Court (also called Justice Court or JP Court). Each county has at least one JP Court. [16] Sections 18 and 19 of Article V, as well as Chapters 27 and 28 of the Texas Government Code, outline the duties of these Courts and their officers.
In the U.S. state of Texas, a constable is an elected law enforcement officer for a precinct of a county. Counties may have between one and eight precincts each depending on their population. The constables are provided for in the Texas Constitution of 1876 (Article 5, Section 18). The term of office for Texas constables is four years.
David Marcel Fleischer is an American judge currently serving on the Harris County Criminal Court in Texas. [1] He was first elected to the position in 2018, running as a Democrat, and won reelection in 2022. [1] [2] [3] Fleischer is popular online for his unique style of holding defendants accountable while offering guidance. [4] [5]
Nueces County Justice of the Peace Precinct 5, Place 1. Robert “Bobby” Gonzalez (incumbent) Status: In primary. Occupation: Store owner/rancher. Jesse Rojas III. Status: In primary.
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Of this number, 35% were primarily assigned to patrol, 33% to serving process, 12% to court security, and 7% to criminal investigations. The Harris County Precinct 4 and 5 Constables' Offices are the largest constables' offices in Texas with over 600 deputies each.
Each county is run by a five-member Commissioners' Court consisting of four commissioners elected from single-member districts (called commissioner precincts) and a county judge elected at-large. [2] The county judge does not have authority to veto a decision of the commissioners court; the judge votes along with the commissioners (being the ...
Candidates have until 6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 11 to file for the March 5 primary. Two seats on the Tarrant County Commissioners Court are wide open after longtime incumbents Gary Fickes and Roy Brooks ...