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Collin County judges say district courts lead Texas in case-disposition speed

Collin County Commissioner's Court · March 2, 2026
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At a Collin County commissioners court meeting, Judge Tom Novak told commissioners the district courts dispose cases faster than almost every county in Texas, citing Office of Court Administration data and highlighting rising filings and population growth that affect future workloads.

Judge Tom Novak told the Collin County Commissioner's Court that the county's district courts dispose cases faster than nearly every other county in Texas, citing Office of Court Administration statistics presented at the court's meeting.

"We have done more with less," Judge Tom Novak said, noting the county's disposition metrics and saying the top-right chart displayed the county's rapid case-disposition rate. He said the courts had disposed 31,750 cases (the…

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