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State Government
State government is divided into executive, legisla- amendment. Three members of the Railroad Commis-
State government is divided into executive, legisla- sion are elected for 6-year terms.
Tive and judicial branches under the Texas Constitution, Except for making numerous appointments, the
adopted in 1876. The chief executive is the Governor governo r's powersarelimitedincomparisonwiththose
whose term, effective in 1975, is for 4 years, according in most states.
to a constitutional amendment approved by Texas vot- The legislative branch comprises 31 members of the
ers in 1972. Other elected state officials with executive Senate and 150 members of the House of Repre-
responsibilities include the Lieutenant Governor, Attor- sentatives.
ney General, Comptroller of Public Accounts, Treasurer, The judiciary consists of the Supreme Court and its
Commissioner o of the General Land Ot officials and Commis - co-ordinate State Court of Criminal Appeals, 14 Courts of
sooner of Agriculture. The terms of these officials also Appeals and more than 370 district courts. Members are
were increased from 2 to 4 years by the constitutional elected.
State and Federal Courts
The following lists include U.S. district courts in Texas, Texas district courts, Texas higher courts and adminis-
trative judicial districts. The lists were compiled from reports of the Texas Judicial Council and other sources.
The section - Counties, Cities and Towns of Texas - shows, alphabetically by counties, judicial districts to
which each county is assigned.
Table No. 2 of District and County Officials also shows the district judges by counties.U.S. District Courts In Texas
Texas is divided into four federal judicial districts,
and each district is composed of several divisions. Ap-
peal from all Texas federal district courts is to the Fifth
Circuit Court of Appeals, New Orleans. Judges are ap-
pointed for life and receive a salary of $125,100
annually.
NORTHERN TEXAS DISTRICT
District Judges. - Chief Judge, Barefoot Sanders,
Dallas. Senior Judges, Robert W. Porter, Dallas; David
O. Beloew Jr. and Eldon B. Mahon, Fort Worth; and
Halbert O. Woodard, Lubbock. Judges: Jerry Buch-
meyer, Dallas; Sam R. Cummings, Lubbock; A. Joe
Fish, Sidney A. Fitzwater, and Robert B. Maloney, Dal-
las; and Mary Lou Robinson, Amarillo. Clerk of District
Court: Nancy Doherty, Dallas. U.S. Attorney: Marvin
Collins, Dallas. U.S. Marshal: Bruce Beaty, Dallas. Court
is in continuous session in each division of the Northern
Texas District. Following are the different divisions of
the Northern District and the counties in each division:
Dallas Division
Dallas, Ellis, Hunt, Johnson, Kaufman, Navarro
and Rockwall. Magistrates: William F. Sanderson Jr.,
John B. Tolle and Jane Jackson, Dallas. Chief Deputy
Clerk: Michael E. Ruhnow.
Fort Worth Division
Comanche, Erath, Hood, Jack, Palo Pinto, Parker,
Tarrant and Wise. Magistrate: Alex H. McGlinchey,
Fort Worth. Deputy in charge: Pam Murphy.
Amarillo Division
Armstrong, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Childress, Col-
lingsworth, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley, Gray, Hall,
Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lipscomb,
Moore, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall,
Roberts, Sherman, Swisher and Wheeler. Magistrate:
Clinton E. Averitte, Amarillo. Deputy in charge: May
Harris.
Abilene Division
Callahan, Eastland, Fisher, Haskell, Howard,
Jones, Mitchell, Nolan, Shackelford, Stephens,
Stonewall, Taylor and Throckmorton. Magistrate: Billy
W. Boone, Abilene. Deputy in charge: Georgia Sanders.
San Angelo Division
Brown, Coke, Coleman, Concho, Crockett,
Glasscock, Irion, Menard, Mills, Reagan, Runnels,
Schleicher, Sterling, Sutton and Tom Green. Magis.-
trate: Philip R. Lane, San Angelo. Deputy in charge: Ann
Loyd.
Wichita Falls Division
Archer, Baylor, Clay, Cottle, Foard, Hardeman,
King, Knox, Montague, Wichita, Wilbarger and Young.
Magistrate: Robert K. Roach, Wichita Falls. Deputy in
charge: Connie Faulkner.
Lubbock Division
Bailey, Borden, Cochran, Crosby, Dawson, Dick-
ens, Floyd, Gaines, Garza, Hale, Hockley, Kent, Lamb,
Lubbock, Lynn, Motley, Scurry, Terry and Yoakum.
U.S. District Judge: Sam R. Cummings, Lubbock. Magis-
trate: J. Q. Warnick Jr., Lubbock. Deputy in charge:
K risty Weinheimer.
WESTERN TEXAS DISTRICT
District Judges. Chief Judge, Lucius D. Bunton III,
Midland. Judges: Edward C. Prado, San Antonio;
H. F. Garcia, San Antonio; Harry Lee Hudspeth, ElPaso; James R. Nowlin, Austin; Walter S. Smith Jr.,
Waco; and one vacancy. Senior Judge: D. W. Suttle, San
Antonio. Clerk of District Court: Charles W. Vagner, San
Antonio. Chief Deputy Clerk is C. M. Saunders. U.S. At-
torney: Ronald F. Ederer, San Antonio. U.S. Marshal:
William J. Jonas Jr., San Antonio. Following are the
different divisions of the Western District, and the
counties in each division.
San Antonio Division
Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Dimmit, Frio,
Gonzales, Guadalupe, Karnes, Kendall, Kerr, Medina,
Real and Wilson. Court is in continuous session at San
Antonio. Magistrates: Robert B. O'Connor, John W. Pri-
momo and Nancy Stein Nowak, San Antonio. Bankrupt-
cy Judges: Leif M. Clark and Ronald B. King, San Anto-
nio. Deputy in charge: Larry Bick.
Austin Division
Bastrop, Blanco, Burleson, Burnet, Caldwell,
Gillespie, Hays, Kimble, Lampasas, Lee, Llano, Mason,
McCulloch, San Saba, Travis, Washington and William-
son. Court for the Austin division shall be held at Austin.
Magistrate: Stephen H. Copelle, Austin. Bankruptcy
Judges: Chief, Larry E. Kelly, and Frank P. Monroe.
Deputy in charge: Robert J. Williams.
El Paso Division
El Paso County only. Court is in continuous session
in El Paso. Magistrates: Janet Ruesch and Philip T.
Cole, El Paso. Bankruptcy Judge: Leif M. Clark, San
Antonio. Deputy in charge: Richard Delgado.
Waco Division
Bell, Bosque, Coryell, Falls, Freestone, Hamilton,
Hill, Leon, Limestone, McLennan, Milam, Robertson
and Somervell. Court for the Waco division shall be held
at Waco. Magistrate: Dennis Green, Waco. Bankruptcy
Judge: Larry E. Kelly, Austin. Deputy in charge: Mark
Borchardt.
Del Rio Division
Edwards, Kinney, Maverick, Terrell, Uvalde, Val
Verde and Zavala. Court for the Del Rio division shall
be held at Del Rio. Magistrate: Durwood Edwards, Del
Rio. Bankruptcy Judge: Ronald B. King, San Antonio.
Deputy in charge: Katherine K. West.
Pecos Division
Brewster, Culberson, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Loving,
Reeves, Pecos, Presidio, Ward and Winkler. Court for
the Pecos division shall be held at Pecos. Magistrates:
Katherine H. Baker (part-time) and Walter Holcombe
(part-time), Pecos. Bankruptcy Judge: Ronald B. King,
San Antonio. Deputy in charge: Karen W. White.
Midland-Odessa Division
Andrews, Crane, Ector, Martin, Midland and Up-
ton. Court for the Midland-Odessa Division shall be held
at Midland. Court may be held, in the discretion of the
court, in Odessa, when courtroom facilities are made
available at no expense to the government. Magistrate:
Robert R. Sykes (part-time), Midland. Bankruptcy
Judge: Ronald B. King, San Antonio. Deputy in charge:
John D. Neil, Midland.
EASTERN TEXAS DISTRICT
District Judges.-Chief Judge, Robert M. Parker,
Tyler. Judges: Joe J. Fisher, Beaumont; Richard A.
Schell, Beaumont; William M. Steger, Tyler; William
Wayne Justice, Tyler; Howell Cobb, Beaumont; Sam
Hall, Marshall; Paul N. Brown, Sherman. Clerk of Dis-
trict Court: Murray L. Harris, Tyler. U.S. Attorney: Rob-482
TEXAS ALMANAC 1992-1993
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