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County judge says Collin County will need 11 county courts by 2030; urges planning for courthouse expansion
Summary
The presiding judge of County Court at Law No. 6 told the Collin County Commissioners Court the Office of Court Administration projects the county needs 11 county courts by Jan. 1, 2030, and recommended that courthouse expansion plans account for additional courtrooms and larger jury boxes.
The presiding judge of County Court at Law No. 6 told the Collin County Commissioners Court that Collin County will need 11 county courts of law by Jan. 1, 2030, based on data from the Texas Office of Court Administration (OCA). The judge said OCA currently calculates Collin County needs 8.6 county courts now — effectively nine when rounded — and projected two more courts will be required by 2030.
The judge said Collin County now has seven county courts at law and estimated the county population at about 1.3 million, compared with about 700,000 when County Court No. 6 was added. “If we extrapolate that out…by 01/01/2030 we should be about 1,600,000 people living here,” the judge said, adding that OCA’s workload analysis shows the county’s existing judges are carrying roughly 22% more work than the statewide benchmark.
Why it matters: The judge said the county lacks physical courtroom…
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