Earlier this month, Hays County Commissioners kicked off the process to hire a judge for the recently created third court-at-law earlier this month, with hopes to swear in a new judge by early October.
Commissioners Aug. 7 unanimously approved to begin the search for a judge for the new court-at-law.
A third court would help relieve the two existing courts of an overwhelming caseload, said David Glicker, Hays County Court-at-Law No. 2 Judge. The courts are general jurisdiction, which means judges hear criminal misdemeanors, civil lawsuits with amounts under $200,000 and probate cases such as wills, guardianship, mental health cases and the juvenile docket.
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