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Bullock County Probate Court (1976–1994) Alabama: deceased: Norma S. Huggins [374] King County Superior Court (1983–2000) Washington: retired: Erica Hughes [375] Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 3 (2019– ) Texas: active: John Hulett [376] Lowndes County Probate Court Alabama: deceased: LaShonda A. Hunt [377]
As a lawyer, she practiced in state, county, district and appellate courts and in federal court, litigating civil, criminal and family law matters. In 1980, the Harris County Commissioners' Court appointed her to the newly created bench of County Criminal Court No. 10, to which she won election that year.
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 ...
Fran Watson: [175] First African American (female) to serve as a probate judge in Harris County, Texas (2024) Sofia Adrogué: [176] First (Latino American) female to serve as a Judge of the 11th Division Texas Business Court in Harris County, Texas (2024) Joyce M. Burg (1926): [177] First female lawyer in Houston, Texas [Harris County, Texas]
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]
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]
Besides the county judge and commissioners, the other elective offices found in most counties include the county attorney, county and district clerks, county treasurer, sheriff, tax assessor-collector, justices of the peace, and constables. As a part of the checks and balances system, counties have an auditor appointed by the district courts. [25]
Jason Luong: [22] [23] First Asian American male (who is of Vietnamese descent) to serve as a district court judge in Harris County, Texas (2019) Alfred J. Hernandez: [103] First Hispanic American male judge in Harris County, Texas; A.D. Azios: [104] First Hispanic American male elected as a criminal district judge in Harris County Texas