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Commissioners press judges and staff over kiosks, Odyssey reports and large misdemeanor caseloads

Dallas County Commissioners Court · December 2, 2025
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Summary

Commissioner Price and others raised concerns about apparent backlog spikes in certain county criminal courts, questioned kiosk license costs and asked staff to pursue tools and data that better track case settings and judicial performance.

Commissioner John Wiley Price devoted substantial hearing time to judicial performance data, citing Odyssey system reports that showed large increases in pending misdemeanor cases in certain courts and questioning whether judges were using available tools and resources.

Price and other commissioners discussed the county’s contract license for kiosks used to process cases remotely. The…

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