Historical Look
at the
District Judges of Collin
County
(Collin County was
organized in 1846)
|
Dates |
|
Duration |
|
Name |
|
District No. |
|
October 18, 1846 - October 18, 1848 |
|
2
years |
|
James L. Mills |
|
8th |
| June
18, 1848 - August 16, 1850 |
|
2
years & 2 months |
|
Bennett H. Martin |
|
9th |
|
March 31, 1851 - October 8, 1855 |
|
5
Years & 6 months |
|
Wiliam S. Todd |
|
8th |
|
April 14, 1856 - April 18, 1857 |
|
1
year |
|
Nat M. Burford |
|
16th |
|
October 19, 1857 - October 31, 1857 |
|
12
days |
|
Ed H. Vantress |
|
17th |
|
April 11, 1858 - July 31, 1860 |
|
2
years & 4 months |
|
Nat M. Burford |
|
16th |
|
August 6, 1860 - February, 25, 1865 |
|
4
years & 7 months |
|
R. L. Waddill |
|
20th |
|
February 5, 1866 - September 23, 1867 |
|
1
year & 8 months |
|
W.T.G. Weaver |
|
20th & 7th |
|
March 23, 1868 - April 3, 1869 |
|
1
year |
|
Hardin Hart |
|
7th |
|
November 7, 1870 - April 15, 1876 |
|
5
years & 5 months |
|
Wilson H. Andrews |
|
7th |
|
April 1, 1876 - ? |
|
Less
than 1 year |
|
Green J. Clark |
|
8th |
|
February 14, 1877 - January 7, 1878 |
|
11
months |
|
Joseph Bledsoe |
|
27th |
|
February 16, 1878 - June 17, 1878 |
|
4
months |
|
R.R.Gaines |
|
6th |
| June
18, 1878 - July 26, 1882 |
|
4
years & 4 months |
|
Joseph Bledsoe |
|
27th |
|
January 1, 1883 - June 7, 1886 |
|
3
years & 5 months |
|
Richard Maltbie |
|
27th & 15th |
|
January 3, 1887 - February 28, 1890 |
|
3
years & 2 months |
|
H.O. Head |
|
15th |
| June
20, 1890 - July 30, 1892 |
|
2
years & 1 month |
|
P.B. Muse |
|
15th |
|
January 2, 1893 - February 25, 1893 |
|
2
months |
|
T.J. Brown |
|
15th |
|
October 16, 1893 - September 29, 1902 |
|
8
years & 11 months |
|
J.E. Dillard |
|
40th |
59th Judicial
District Court - Collin & Grayson Counties -
created in 1903
Dates |
|
Duration |
|
Name |
|
District
No. |
| March 2, 1903 |
|
less than 1
month |
|
W. T. Beverly |
|
59th |
| April 3, 1903 - November 29,
1913 |
|
10 years & 8
months |
|
J.M. Pearson |
|
59th |
| February 2, 1914 - August
23, 1918 |
|
4 years & 7
months |
|
M.H. Garnett |
|
59th |
| September 16, 1918 -
November 25, 1938 |
|
20 years and 2
months |
|
F.E. Wilcox |
|
59th |
| January 16, 1939 - June 1,
1944 |
|
5 years & 4
months |
|
Tom Suggs |
|
59th |
| June 1, 1944 - December 31,
1964 |
|
20 years & 7
months |
|
W.C. Dowdy |
|
59th |
| January 1, 1965 - January
31, 1975 |
|
10 years & 1
month |
|
David H.
Brown |
|
59th |
| February 1, 1975 - March 31,
1977 |
|
2 years & 2
months |
|
William
Elliott |
|
59th |
|
The 59th had jurisdiction in both
Grayson and Collin County until 1977; thereafter jurisdiction was solely
in Grayson County. |
|
Current District Courts
199th Judicial District
Court - Collin County - created in 1971
September 1, 1971 - December
31, 1980, (9 years & 4 months) - Tom Ryan
January 1, 1981 - November
24, 1997, (16 years & 11 months) - John R.
Roach
January 5, 1998 - April 30,
2012,
(14 years, 4
months) - Robert T. Dry, Jr.
May 1, 2012 - June 29, 2012 - Vacant
June 29, 2012 - present (
) - Angela Tucker
219th Judicial District
Court- Collin County - created in 1977
April 1, 1977 - January 4,
1986, (8 years & 10 months) - John McCraw, Jr.
February 7, 1986 - August
15, 1988, (2 years & 6 months) - Richard
Schell
August 22, 1988 -
October 4, 2010 (22 years
& 2 months) - Curt B. Henderson
October
5, 2010 - present ( 2 years, ) - Scott Becker
296th Judicial District
Court - Collin County - created in 1981
September 1, 1981 -
December, 31, 1996, (16 years)- Verla Sue Holland
January 1, 1997 - December
31, 2006 (10 years) - Betty Caton
January 1, 2007 - present, (
5 years, ) - John R. Roach, Jr.
366th Judicial District
Court - Collin County - created in 1989
September 29, 1989 -
December 31, 2006 (17 years, 3 months) - Nathan E. White, Jr.
January 1, 2007 -
August 31, 2009 (2 years, 8 months) -
Gregory
Brewer
September
1, 2009 - October 1, 2009 - Vacant
October
2, 2009 - present - Ray Wheless ( 3 years, )
380th Judicial District
Court - Collin County - created in 1996
November 21, 1996 -
December 31, 2008
(12 years, 1 month) -
Charles Sandoval
January
1, 2009 - November 28, 2011 (2 years,
11 months) - Suzanne Wooten
November 28, 2011 - August
9, 2012
(255 days ) Vacant
August 10, 2012 - present (
) - Benjamin N. Smith
401st Judicial District
Court - Collin County - created in 2000
September 1, 2000 - present,
(12 years, ) - Mark Rusch
416th Judicial
District Court - Collin County - created in 2003
October 24, 2003 - present
(9 years, ) - Chris Oldner
417th Judicial
District Court - Collin County - created in 2004
September 25, 2004 -
present (8 years, ) - Cynthia Wheless
429th
Judicial District Court - created
in 2009
January
1, 2009 - present (3 years, ) - Jill Willis
|
Longest serving
district judges in Collin County
| Curt B. Henderson |
219th Judicial
District Court |
22 years,
2 months* |
| W. C. Dowdy |
59th District Court |
20 years, 7 months |
| F. E. Wilcox |
59th District Court |
20 years, 2 months |
| Nathan E. White, Jr |
366th Judicial District Court |
17 years, 3 months**** |
| John R. Roach |
199th Judicial District Court |
16 years, 11 months
** |
| Verla Sue Holland |
296th Judicial District Court |
16 years *** |
|
|
|
Footnotes
* Curt B. Henderson also served as Judge of the County Court at Law
of Collin County from February 10, 1986 to August 22, 1988.
Including that term of service he served as a trial judge for
24 years,
8 months.
** John R. Roach also served on the Court of Appeals from
November 24, 1997 to June 30, 2001. Including that term of service
he had combined judicial service of 20 years 6 months.
*** Verla Sue Holland also served as Judge of the County Court
at Law June 4, 1997 to September 1, 1981 and on the Court of
Criminal Appeals from January 1, 1997 to September 2, 2001.
Including those terms of service she had combined judicial service
of 22 years 3 months.
****Nathan E. White, Jr. also served as County Judge of Collin
County from January 1, 1975 - December 31, 1982, and County
Treasurer from 1983-1985 |
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