Recent Posts in Harris County Courthouse Category
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Posted on Nov 11, 2011 By Herman Martinez
As a criminal lawyer that speaks Spanish I am frequently asked to interpret for the courts. I have a rule that I will interpret for my clients and if the court needs some help with a defendant that is ...
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Posted on Sep 7, 2011 By Herman Martinez
I received the sad news today that Raford Carter, one of the most memorable Harris County, Texas Criminal Lawyers passed away . Sadly, his death was not a surprise. Mr. Carter was confined to a ...
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Posted on Jul 9, 2011 By Herman Martinez
Not sure whether my recent emergency hospitalization was just bad luck or part of the aging process. Since having the emergency surgery my doctor informed me that I will out of actioin for two to four ...
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Posted on Jul 3, 2011 By Herman Martinez
I was recently reading about a new attorney service based out of the Northeast, in Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island, that allows an individual to pay a monthly fee to be connected with a ...
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Posted on Jun 17, 2011 By Herman Martinez
One of the true legendary Judges of Harris County, Texas, William Hatten, passed away this week at the age of 97. It seems like almost anyone who has been a Houston Criminal Lawyer for more then ten ...
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Posted on Apr 27, 2011 By Herman Martinez
One of the biggest misconceptions I see in the Harris County Criminal Courthouse is when judges think that a soft spoken person is being disrespectful. I imagine it is because it is difficult to find ...
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Posted on Mar 30, 2011 By Herman Martinez
Esto es una pregrunta que siempre me hacen. Honestamente yo no se la respuesta correcta, porque yo solamente voy a la corte para representar a mi clientes en Houston. Pero hoy yo estaba presente en la ...
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Posted on Feb 28, 2011 By Herman Martinez
Luckily, today was a beautiful day or else I would have been disappointed that the underground tunnel that links the Harris County Garage to the Criminal Justice Center is still closed. The tunnel was ...
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Posted on Feb 1, 2011 By Herman Martinez
Update February 4, 2011: It took ice to close down most of the Harris County Courthouse. The only court that I know of that did not close for today is the 230th District Court. All Harris County ...
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Posted on Jan 21, 2011 By Herman Martinez
This is being republished by permission. It is convicted person's family email discussing how someone was mistreated in Harris County, Texas. These people felt so strongly that they hired someone to ...
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Posted on Dec 21, 2010 By Herman Martinez
Please be advised that the Harris County Courthouse will be closed on December 23, 24, 30, and the 31st for the Holidays. Since Christmas and New Years Day falls on a Saturday this year the courthouse ...
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Posted on Dec 9, 2010 By Herman Martinez
I have previously mentioned how convenient it is to park in the Harris County Garage when going to the Criminal Justice Center because it allows me to skip the long lines outside the building and not ...
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Posted on Nov 16, 2010 By Herman Martinez
Don Smyth, recently elected judge for the County Criminal Court at Law #13 , was appointed last week to finish the remaining term for the bench after Mark Atkinson retired earlier this year. His first ...
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Posted on Nov 3, 2010 By Herman Martinez
What a difference a day makes at the courthouse. Yesterday there was a lot of uncertaintity regarding the election. The courts I had to attend seemed to be in a somber mood. Today, the court staff ...
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Posted on Nov 2, 2010 By Herman Martinez
Since it was raining today I used the tunnel system to get to the courthouse therefore I was unable to see what type of line there was outside the criminal courthouse. I suspect that it was relatively ...
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Posted on Oct 26, 2010 By Herman Martinez
I finally pulled the trigger and bought a new briefcase for work this weekend. I had not bought one in a few years, so I figured it was about time. Frankly, I thought I would never buy another ...
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Posted on Oct 22, 2010 By Herman Martinez
I am not sure if this is that big of a deal, but we are now on Facebook . Click here to visit the site. I will be posting short messages on there much like Twitter. I find Facebook much easier to use ...
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Posted on Oct 7, 2010 By Herman Martinez
One of my clients was 5 minutes to court today because of the incredible line outside to enter the Harris County Criminal Justice Center. The lines outside the courthouse are notorious. However, this ...
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Posted on Oct 1, 2010 By Herman Martinez
I have previously mentioned how convenient the Harris County Garage located on 1401 Congress is for me on a daily basis. It is allows me not to worry about having the correct change for parking. My ez ...
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Posted on Sep 16, 2010 By Herman Martinez
The Houston Young Lawyers sponsored a meeting today with Judges Paula Goodhart and Natalie Fleming. Judge Goodhart was recently appointed to Harris County Criminal Court at Law #1. Judge Fleming was ...
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Posted on Sep 1, 2010 By Herman Martinez
The Houston Astros season is coming to a sad end again this year. Even thoug attendance is down this year the afternoon start time creates a headache for me when arriving and leaving the Harris, ...
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Posted on Jul 15, 2010 By Herman Martinez
A lot of my clients want to know what the conditions of a potential probation may be so I have decided to provide a list of the common requirements to successfully complete a probation in Houston, ...
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Posted on Jul 13, 2010 By Herman Martinez
After being on vacation for two weeks I always anticipate my first day back at the courthouse to go smoothly despite this never being the case. Sure enough, after turning the corner from the Harris ...
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Posted on Jul 9, 2010 By Herman Martinez
After more then twenty of year of being a public servant Judge Deborah Stricklin, 180th District Court of Harris County Texas has decided to retire. Earlier in the year she had made it known that she ...
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Posted on Jun 8, 2010 By Herman Martinez
If you happen to visiting the 337th District Court of Harris County, Texas in Harris Criminal Courthouse you may need a sweater despite the typical summer day in Houston being in the 90's. Yesterday, ...
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