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Murphy council designates municipal court 'of record' and reappoints local judges
Summary
Council amended Article 12.02 to create a municipal court of record to require full transcripts and expanded court authority, and later unanimously reappointed Presiding Judge Cass Robert Calloway and associate judges Ashley McSwain and Dana Huffman.
The Murphy City Council voted Jan. 6 to amend Article 12.02 of the city code and designate the municipal court as a court of record, a change staff said will require full transcripts of proceedings and increase the court’s ability to support law-enforcement investigations.
Jared (city staff) and Presiding Judge Cass Robert Calloway told the council the transition requires clerks and…
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