The Lubbock County Bar Association will hold a memorial service for Dick Alexander on Thursday, July 19 at 1:30 P.M. in the 137th District courtroom, third floor, Lubbock County Courthouse.

More good news! Â The Commissioners Court approved the Electronic Remote Access Policy this morning, so we are close to rolling this out to the attorney and public.

David Slayton sent me the link below. Â You can access Lubbock County Jail information from this site, instead of calling the jail desk for information. You can click on the click, pull up a roster, and even print the jail card. http://www.co.lubbock.tx.us/Sheriff/reports.htm Also, he said that the Commissioner’s Court will make their ruling regarding allowing remote access to the [...]

The following is a report from Sarah Mitchell Gunter, chair of the committee that is studying the problem of bond forfeitures in CCL#1. Please respond with any input to Sarah at: sarahmgunter@gmail.com I sat down with Kay Alexander yesterday to discuss the situation in county court 1. I think that, to get anywhere, I need to visit with the judge [...]

AG Opinion, March 3, 2007: The State Office of Administrative Hearings is not required to furnish a free transcript in an administrative driver’s license suspension appeal. http://www.oag.state.tx.us/opinions/op50abbott/ga-0524.htm

The hearing for Angie Trout’s Motion for Sanctions against CPS is Monday March 5th at 1:15.

If you have any clients in jail in Dallas – Dallas County has to clear 1000 inmates out of the jail in the next 30 days. The following emergency measures are in effect for the next 30 days for Defendants in Jail: PR bonds for many misdemeanors Prostitution cases will be reduced to Class C Manifestation 12.45 any pending misd. [...]

Representatives of the defense bar appeared today before the Lubbock County Board of Judges in regard to the increasing delays in getting defendants booked, initially appeared, and released from the Lubbock County Jail. Rod Hobson* headed the effort, with support from LCDLA President Robin Matthews, myself, and several others. CDA Matt Powell and representatives of the Lubbock County Sheriff’s Office [...]

Good news from Dwight McDonald! After almost three years of wrangling, it looks like remote access to the Lubbock County Courthouse computer system will be available about January 1st. David Slayton will demonstrate the system to anyone who drops by his office between now and then. More to come, later.

Judge Darnell has asked that I inform the defense bar of the following Lubbock County District Court policy regarding conflicts in federal court. If a defense attorney has a jury trial scheduled in district court of Lubbock County and the attorney has a schedule conflict with a federal court plea or non-jury setting that cannot be re-scheduled, the Lubbock County [...]