Criminal District Court Judge, District 482
District courts are trial courts of general jurisdiction of Texas. They have original jurisdiction in felony criminal cases, divorce cases, cases involving title to land, election contest cases, civil matters in which the amount of money or damages involved is $200 or more, and any matters in which jurisdiction is not placed in another trial court. The courts may specialize in civil, criminal, juvenile, or family law matters. Four-year term.
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Veronica M. Nelson
(Dem)
Qualifications:
What training, experience and characteristics qualify you for this position?
Issues:
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district
Harris County
Education
University of California, Berkeley (BA in Legal Studies), University of Alabama School of Law (JD)
Occupation
Judge
I was a prosecutor for the Harris County District Attorney's Office for over ten years ending my career as a Chief Prosecutor handling capital murder case and supervising young prosecutors. I was staff attorney for the County Criminal and Civil Courts for 4 years. Where I was a judicial resource to over 20 judges. I have been the presiding judge of the 482nd District Court since 2023. As both a practitioner and a judge, I have tried everything from a state jail felony up to a Capital Murder.
In addition, I am Board Certified in Criminal Law, conduct numerous trainings on criminal law as both a practitioner and as a judicial officer on various topics such as legislation updates, bail, capital murder Voir Dires, and judicial ethics.
The two pressing issues the district courts face are handling the backlog of cases and ensure individuals receive timely justice through disposition of these cases. When I took office in 2023, the 482nd had over 1300 cases and a good number of backlogged cases. As of this writing, the 482nd is down under 500 cases with less than 10 cases being concerned backlogged. We have handled over 50 trials, including two high profile trials that lasted 6 weeks to reduce the trial docket down significantly. Our dedication to docket reduction ensures both the complainants and the defendants are able to receive their day in trial in a timely fashion as opposed to waiting years.
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