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Nueces County accepts OCA ARPA grant to fund auxiliary court and authorizes four positions

2127252 · January 17, 2025
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Summary

The court approved an Office of Court Administration ARPA grant to set up an auxiliary court to reduce criminal case backlog and authorized four grant‑funded positions and related hiring steps.

Nueces County Commissioners Court approved July 29 an Office of Court Administration (OCA) ARPA grant and the hiring of four grant‑funded positions to create an auxiliary court to help address case backlog.

County and judicial staff said the grant is roughly $900,000 and will fund a visiting judge assigned by the 5th region, a felony‑level prosecutor (felony 6), a certified bailiff, an assistant court clerk and an administrative…

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