Seven Jefferson County Justices of the Peace held a special quorum court meeting Wednesday to retain legal counsel in response to a civil lawsuit that accuses them of malfeasance and calls for their ...

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has ordered the dismissal of indictments against a Jefferson County Sheriff, but the Texas attorney general has concerns about the precedent it sets for future ...

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Texas — The Jefferson County judicial system is facing struggles in the courtroom due to a lack of local translators to interpret for non-English speakers.

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Texas — The midterm elections are rapidly approaching and Jefferson County is gearing up for an intense election season. There are plenty of tight races, including the one for ...

Griffith said, "Every county in the state of Texas has a veterans court." Based on data for veterans courts, Texas does not have anywhere near 254 veterans courts, the number of counties in the state.

Farris, who was 72 when he died, spent almost his entire legal career in the Jefferson County courthouse, first as an assistant district attorney, beginning in 1961; county Court-at-law No. 2 ...

Jefferson County voters Tuesday will elect a new judge for Circuit Court Nov. 5 as two candidates vie for the open Place 13 seat. The contenders are Democrat Frederic A. Bolling and Republican ...

A Jefferson County, IN man was arrested in Texas for fleeing charges of stalking and harassment. He is set to appear in court once he is brought back. Skip Navigation ...

In 1970, Gov. Preston Smith appointed Jefferson as judge of the former Court of Domestic Relations No. 2 in Harris County. He was elected to the post in 1972 and 1974. Advertisement ...

A Texas judge in Jefferson County called out a man for wearing a shirt that she deemed inappropriate for felony court. ... West is the presiding judge in Texas' 252nd District Court in Beaumont.

Bowing to criticism — much it from far beyond east Texas — the Jefferson County Commissioners Court voted 4-1 Monday to rename the road. Residents along the road have until July 29 to come up ...

Judges often hide behind piles of rulings and precedents as ready-made defenses against being labeled activist jurists. That’s because judges are supposed to interpret the law, not rewrite it ...