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County court judge: Collin County needs two more courts now and 11 by 2030, urges courthouse expansion
Summary
The presiding judge of County Court at Law No. 6 told the Commissioners Court Collin County is operating well above OCA workload guidelines and will need up to 11 county courts by Jan. 1, 2030, arguing for space planning now as legislative and local trends could increase dockets.
Presiding Judge, County Court at Law No. 6, told the Collin County Commissioners Court the county needs two additional county courts immediately and could need a total of 11 county courts by Jan. 1, 2030, if current population and caseload trends continue.
The judge summarized Office of Court Administration (OCA) workload data saying Collin County currently has seven county courts of law but OCA figures indicate the county “should have 8.6” courts now, which rounds to nine, and that projection rises to 11 by 2030. “If we were to add 1 court at this very moment, we'd still be above 100%. If we were to add 2, we'd be efficient by 5%,” the judge said, citing the OCA workload analysis.
The judge told commissioners the county’s population has roughly doubled since…
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