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Judges/Judicial Appointments Category Archives: Judges/Judicial Appointments
Dupuy arrested again, faces new indictment
GALVESTON – Legal troubles continue to mount for a suspended and indicted Galveston County judge. Galveston County Court-at-Law No. 3 Judge Christopher Dupuy was arrested for the second time in less than a month the afternoon of June 12 on … Read More
Dupuy refutes claims he plotted to kill former wife
GALVESTON – Nearly two weeks after his ex-fiancée revealed that he allegedly planned to kill his former spouse, a suspended Galveston County judge went on the witness stand to refute the claims. Galveston County Court-at-Law No. 3 Judge Christopher Dupuy … Read More
Attorney representing Dupuy’s ex-fiancée testifies in judge’s custody hearing
GALVESTON – Suspended Galveston County Court-at-Law No. 3 Judge Christopher Dupuy’s custody hearing continued with his ex-fiancée’s attorney on the stand. Michael Aldous, Tara Compton’s counsel, resumed fielding questions from Dupuy’s ex-wife’s lawyer, Lori Laird, about his alleged efforts to … Read More
Dupuy plotted to kill ex-wife, judge’s ex-fiancée says
GALVESTON – The ex-fiancée of a suspended Galveston County judge took the stand in his custody hearing Wednesday. Tara Compton talked about her engagement to embattled Galveston County Court-at-Law No. 3 Judge Christopher Dupuy as well as her knowledge of … Read More
Galveston Co. judge arrested, charged with alleged abuse of office
GALVESTON – A Galveston County judge who has been in the midst of controversy for quite some time was recently arrested and indicted by a local Grand Jury. Galveston County Court at Law No. 3 Judge Christopher Dupuy faces eight … Read More
Wortham praises Galveston Co.’s security measures as Granger capital murder trial begins
GALVESTON – The fact jurors in the Bartholomew Granger capital murder trial would have to walk through the crime scene at the Jefferson County Courthouse to get to the courtroom has prompted the prosecution and the defense to get a … Read More
Legally Speaking: Not your typical day in court
There are days when things proceed with the same dreary predictable pace in the legal world. Mundane pleadings are filed, arguments made dozens if not hundreds of times before are recited as if by rote, and a judge processes the … Read More
Digital trial in store for incarcerated plaintiff; Judge Wortham to use Skype to try civil case
In an ever-increasing digital age, one Beaumont judge will put social media to work for him in an upcoming civil case. This summer, Judge Bob Wortham, 58th District Court, will employee Skype in the trial of Desrel Sneed Sr. vs. … Read More
Perry picks chief of staff to fill spot on Texas Supreme Court
With a vacancy on the Texas Supreme Court, Gov. Rick Perry had to look no further than his own chief of staff, Jeffrey S. Boyd, to fill the seat. Boyd, an Austin attorney, will join the justices on Dec. 3. … Read More
Eddins to be sworn in as Court at Law judge
The newest member of the judiciary in Jefferson County will take the oath of office Thursday. Gerald Eddins will be sworn in as judge of Jefferson County Court at Law No. 1 at 11 a.m., Nov. 29, in the Jury … Read More