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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.
The Harris County Precinct 4 and 5 Constables’ Offices are the largest constables’ offices in Texas with over 500 deputies each. [6] Combined, the eight precincts in Harris County employ nearly 1,800 deputy constables.
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She is the county judge of Harris County, the third-most populous county in the United States. [1] Hidalgo is the first woman and the first Latina to be elected to this office. Notwithstanding the label, the position of county judge is for the most part a nonjudicial position in Texas. [2]
Devine was district judge of the 190th Judicial District Court in Harris County from 1995 through 2002. When he first ran for district judge in 1994, Devine was unopposed in the Republican primary, and narrowly won the general election, unseating Democratic incumbent, Eileen F. O'Neill, 289,943 (50.5 percent) to 284,246 (49.5 percent). [4]
As of 2024 the Harris County jail facilities together have a capacity for 9,575 inmates; at time they have held over 12,000. Due to a state-mandated staffing ratio, the HCSO had to ship inmates to other jails, including some in Louisiana; in June 2010 1,600 Harris County inmates were serving time at other jails. By January 2012 the Harris ...
The Harris County Courthouse of 1910 is one of the courthouse buildings operated by the Harris County, Texas government, in Downtown Houston. It is in the Classical Revival architectural style and has six stories. Two courtrooms inside are two stories each. [2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 13, 1981. [3]
The Harris County Commissioners closed the poor farm in August 1958. [38] In 2014, no more burials were allowed to occur at the Oates Road facility due to overcapacity. [39] By 2013 the county was building a second potter's field due to overcapacity at the first. [38] Harris County Eastgate Cemetery had started operations in 2014. [39]