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Second Administrative Judicial Region
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| Presiding Judge: |
The Honorable Olen Underwood, 284th District
Court Judge |
| Address: |
301 North Main, 2nd Floor |
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Conroe, Texas 77301-5742 |
| Web Site: |
Not Available |
| Counties Served |
| 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 |
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 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.
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.
Administrative Judicial Regions
(Texas Government Code Secs. 74.041-74.062)
