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Justice‑of‑the‑Peace judges ask commissioners for more clerks as civil and truancy caseloads rise
Summary
Two Nueces County justice‑of‑the‑peace judges told the commissioners court their offices need additional and reclassified clerks to handle rising civil filings, debt‑collection cases and a surge in truancy dockets tied to changes in state law and school referrals.
Judge Joe Woolsey, Justice of the Peace for Precinct 21, told commissioners at the county budget workshop that his court’s revenue and workload have climbed steadily in recent years and that a part‑time temporary clerk (20 hours per week, county benefits not requested) would help clear a backlog of civil filings and speed debt‑collection work.
“Since I’ve been in office…in only her first three weeks with us, she has been able to send approximately 200 cases to Linebarger and has made great strides toward catching us up,”…
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