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 |
| No longer assigned to
hear Collin County cases after 1977; the 59th had jurisdiction in both
Grayson and Collin County until 1977; thereafter jurisidction was solely
in Grayson County |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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 - present,
(10 years ) - Robert T. Dry, Jr.
219th Judicial District
Court- Collin County - created in 1977
April 1, 1977 - January 28,
1986, (8 years & 10 months) - John McCraw, Jr.
February 7, 1986 - August
15, 1988, (2 years & 6 months) - Richard
Schell
August 22, 1988 - present,
(19 years ) - Curt B. Henderson
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, (
1 year ) - 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 - present (1
year ) - Gregory
Brewer.
380th Judicial District
Court - Collin County - created in 1996
November 21, 1996 - present,
(11 years ) - Charles Sandoval
401st Judicial District
Court - Collin County - created in 2000
September 1, 2000 - present,
(7 years ) - Mark Rusch
416th Judicial
District Court - Collin County - created in 2003
October 24, 2003 - present
(4 years ) - Chris Oldner
417th Judicial
District Court - Collin County - created in 2004
September 25, 2004 -
present (3 years ) - Cynthia Wheless
Longest serving
district judges in Collin County
| W. C. Dowdy |
59th District Court |
20 years 7 months |
| F. E. Wilcox |
59th District Court |
20 years 2 months |
| Curt B. Henderson |
219th Judicial District Court |
19 years *still serving |
| 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 has
served as a trial judge for 22 years
** 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.
He now serves as Criminal District Attorney.
*** 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. |
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