6 items where Harris County Commissioners Court's official record names County Courts as the department bringing it forward.
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The Court is asked to discuss and possibly act on allowing individual County Court judges to retain outside counsel to represent their interests as elected judges in the ongoing O'Donnell v. Harris County litigation. No vote was taken at this time.
The Court is asked to discuss and possibly act on allowing individual County Court judges to retain outside counsel to represent their interests as elected judges in the O'Donnell v. Harris County litigation, specifically in response to the Texas Attorney General's filing of a Motion to Intervene. No vote was taken at this time.
The Court approved allowing individual County Court judges to obtain outside legal counsel to represent their interests as elected judges in the ongoing O'Donnell v. Harris County litigation.
The County Courts requested approval to hire outside legal counsel to represent the elected judges' interests in the O'Donnell v. Harris County lawsuit, specifically in response to the Texas Attorney General filing a motion to intervene in that case.
County Courts requested six new staff attorney positions to help identify defendants eligible for bond-related programs and ensure the county complies with Local Rule 9 and the O'Donnell Consent Decree; commissioners voted instead to direct county offices to plan for continued funding of these positions in the next budget cycle.
The Court approved creating and funding six new staff attorney positions to help identify defendants eligible for personal bond or exemption under county court rules and to keep the county in compliance with Local Rule 9 and the O'Donnell Consent Decree.