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Texas Judicial Regions |
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| The state is divided into nine administrative judicial regions. Each region has a presiding judge that is appointed by the Governor to serve a four-year term. The duties of the presiding judge include promulgating and implementing regional rules of administration, advising local judges on judicial management, recommending changes to the Supreme Court for the improvement of judicial administration, and acting for local administrative judges in their absence. The presiding judges also have the authority to assign visiting judges to hold court when necessary to dispose of accumulated business in the region. The presiding judge may be a regular elected or retired district judge, a former judge with at least 12 years of service as a district judge, or a retired appellate judge with judicial experience on a district court. (Texas Government Code Secs. 74.041-74.062) |
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The primary focus of this Informed Citizens web site is the Courts operating in the Second Judicial Region:
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Presiding Judge of the 2nd Judicial Region Olen Underwood, Judge of 284th District Court 301 North Main, 2nd Floor Conroe, Texas 77301-5742 |
| Angelina, Bastrop, Brazoria, Brazos, Burleson, Chambers, Fort Bend, Freestone, Galveston, Grimes, Hardin, Harris, Jasper, Jefferson, Lee, Leon, Liberty, Limestone, Madison, Matagorda, Montgomery, Newton, Orange, Polk, Robertson, Sabine, San Augustine, San Jacinto, Trinity, Tyler, Walker, Waller, Washington, and Wharton |
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