Some judges and attorneys worry such a change would open the door for the county government's executive branch to influence judicial business.
TARRANT COUNTY, Texas — Tarrant County commissioners will meet Tuesday to discuss reorganizing criminal court administration. , would affect 63 employees. Commissioners would eliminate the criminal courts administrator's position and form a new department to handle those duties.
"It very much limits and weakens judges' authority," said Leigh Davis, immediate past president of the Tarrant County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association."It will leave them with the bare minimum of staff and control over court programs." "Part of the criminal process is no longer going to be controlled by our criminal judges," Davis said."It'll be controlled by administrators and bureaucrats down the street."
The move, which would take place on July 1 with commissioners' approval, would save Tarrant County taxpayers almost $174,000 in the coming fiscal year. Its long-term fiscal impact is less clear.
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