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The Dallas County district clerk’s office has submitted criminal court statistics to the state for the first time since May 2023, a development that could free up a grant that had been on hold due to ...

Kim Cooks and Peggy Hoffman are vying for the 194th District Court, while Lakesha Smith and Maureen Alexander are seeking to ...

Dallas County has failed to report its criminal district court data since May 2023 and hasn't explained why, leaving an opaque cover over how well or poorly our courts are functioning. The state's ...

The attorney general promptly appealed the May 7 decision to a statewide appeals court that already signaled it disagreed ...

Judge Angela King says she has had it with Dallas County's electronic court records system for misdemeanor cases. Judge Angela King says she has had it with Dallas County's electronic court records ...

The Dallas-area state appeals court reversed Dallas County's first fentanyl dealing conviction Tuesday because the trial record shows the jury was short one person. A Dallas County jury convicted ...

Experience: That, said Stephanie Hudson, is what distinguishes her from her opponent in the March 3 Democratic Primary race for judge in Criminal District Court No. 1 in Dallas County. Hudson has been ...

The criminal court decides death penalty case appeals and rules on petitions for those who believe they’ve been wrongfully detained. Alison Fox and Thomas Smith are in the runoff for Place 3’s ...