This year’s republican primary is set to be contested for the Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4. Justices of the Peace’s primary function is to hold civil court both justice and small civil claims. They also can preside over weddings. JP-4 handles tons of Toll Booth violations as well. I understand…
I have written many articles on the changing courts and justice system in Collin County. Many of the posts have been updated to include new candidates, websites, and information about the candidates. I decided to make one big post showing all of the articles and websites of the contested races as I…
found out recently that there will be a contested race for Republican Primary for the 296th District Court. The court currently held by John Roach Jr., will be contested by McKinney attorney Keith Gore. Right now, the court only hears civil cases because John Roach Jr.’s father, John Roach is…
I found out recently that there will be a contested race for Republican Primary for the 296th District Court. The court currently held by John Roach Jr., will be contested by McKinney attorney Keith Gore. Right now, the court only hears civil cases because John Roach Jr.’s father, John Roach is…
The North Collin County Republican Women and Collin County Republican Men’s Clubs will be co-hosting a local Judicial Candidate forum open to the public on Tuesday, January 26th at Pike’s Hall at Collin College in McKinney beginning at 6:00 p.m. The forum will include: county clerk, district clerk, JP, county…
A couple of weeks ago, I happened to be present in the 429th District Court and saw an individual, Mr. Robert Blackburn trying to plea guilty, but was barred in doing so by the Assistant District Attorney. I didn’t think too much of it at the time, because I have seen the…
Collin County’s District Attorney will have a new face at the helm beginning January 2011. Two term District Attorney John Roach has announced that he will not be seeking re-election. Following that announcement, several candidates have announced their intentions to run for the position. The Collin County District Attorney is…
The Collin County District Clerk will have a contested primary this election season. The position is the head position of the clerks office, and has the duty to "protect the judicial records of the Collin County District Courts in compliance with the state constitution and state statutes." The District…
I thought I’d put together a post of all the local Collin County candidate’s campaign website. This will allow the voters to see what the candidates are all about (in their own words). All of the "contested" seats are in the Republican primary. I have not heard of any Democrats or…
I recently showcased an article, “Two Local Judges Investigated in Grand Jury Investigation” by the Collin County Observer. In general, I don’t like just grabbing an entire article and posting in on our blog. I instead try to post and show my take on the matter. But his article was too good…