Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-01-22
BILL To REORGAN|zE
JUDICIAL DISTRICT
REPRESENTATIVE DUNN OF COR
PCtS CHRISTI WOULD MAKE
TWO JUDICIAL DISTRICTS OFT
OF TWENTY EIGHTH.
IIIDALGO. STARR. W1LLACY AND
CAMERON COUNTIES IN NEW
DISTRICT - LOCAL BAR FAVOR
ABLE TO PROJECT.

VI A Dill 10 rc4rganlZc the TWcntV-cighth
Judicial District and to create the Sey-
cnty-fOurth Judicial district. has been
introduced into the Legislature by Hon.
Pat L. Dunn Of Corpus Christi. repre-
sentative from the 9th district The bill
intends that the first named district
shall be composed of the counties Of
Brooks, Nueces, Duval and Jim Wells.
and that the latter district shall be com
posed Of IIidalgo, Cameron. Starr and
Willacy counties
1t has been recognized for some time
that the business Of the twcnty-cighth
judicial district has been entirely too
much for one court to handle, and local
lawyers who have received copies of tho
bill from Representative sam B. House
holder Of this district favor the division
of the district The crowded condition
Of the Cameron county district court was
noticeable in the last term, which was
taken up almost entirely by the election
cases. and in its delay of pending cases
proved hardship on lawyers practicing
III the Cameron county courts.
The bill intends that Cameron county
shall have three terms of court 4 year.
one a limited session of eight weeks. and
the others each to continue until the
business of the session has been com
plctcd. In the division of time among
the four counties of the 74th district
IIidalgo. Cameron Starr and Willacy-
the bill reads:
In the county OF TIidalgO on the third
Monday in March and the second Mon
day in October. and NAV continue in scS
sion five weeks.
In the county of Cameron on the fifth
Monday after the third Monday in March
and may continue in session eight weeks;
on the seventeenth Monday after the
third Monday in March. and may con
time in session until the business is dis
posed of: on the ninth Monday after the
second Monday in October. and may CON
tinuc in session until the business is dis
posed of
in the county Of Starr on the thir
teenth Monday after the third Monday
in March. and the fifth Monday after
the second Monday in October. and ma!
continue in session two weeks.
in the county Of Willacy on the fif
tccnth Monday after the third Monday
in March. and the seventh Monday after
the second Monday III October. and may
continue III session two weeks.
The present presiding judge Of the 18th
judicial district, Judge w. i. Hopkins.
is resident of NuccrS county, and the
district attorney. Hon. John |. Kleibcr
is 4 resident Of Cameron county The
bill disposes of the ensuing invOlyemcnts
in this manner.
The present district Judge of the 2Sth
judicial district. az the same now G: s.
being a resident Of the 2Sth judicial dis
trict as recognized under the provisions
of this actt. and the present diStri,c at
torncv of the 2Sth judicial district of
Texas. as the same now exists. being q
resident of the 18th judicial district as
created by this act. the district judge Of
the 2Sth judicial district. elected and now
serving for said district shall hold his
Office until the time for which he has
been elected shall expire. and his sue
ccSsor is duly elected and qualified. and
said district attorney of the 2Sth judicial
district. elected and now serving for said
3 district. shall be district attorney for the
18th judicial district. and shall hold his
Off e as such until the time for which
he has been elected district attorney
shall expire, and his successor as dis
trict attorney of the 18th judicial dis
trict is duly elected and qualified"
/ The bill further provides that the gov
crnOr, Immediately upon the taking ef-
feet of this act, shall appoint a suitable
person for district judge Of the proposed
18th judicial district and suitable per
son for district attorney of the 2Sth jul
dicial district Each Of these will then
hold Office until the next general election,
and their successors are duly elected and
qualified.