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Welcome to the Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney’s website.

     This site is not paid for with taxpayer funds. It is provided as a public service by the District Attorney in the hope that the citizens who use it will find it helpful and that it will foster a better understanding of our criminal justice system in general and of the services provided by the Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney’s Office in particular. We welcome your suggestions as to the improvement of this site. Feel free to drop us a note at District Attorney, Tim Curry Criminal Justice Center, 401 W. Belknap, Fort Worth, Texas 76196.

 
     I am both honored and humbled to have been selected by the Governor of Texas, Rick Perry to serve the unexpired term of Tarrant County’s long time District Attorney, Tim Curry who recently passed away. He was my friend and he will be missed.
     Tim originated this website several years ago and it will be continued and improved in his honor and memory. The information provided should give the citizens the contact number of the appropriate agency to turn to for assistance and the general rules by which the District Attorney’s Office operates.
     This office is staffed by 164 attorneys. The total staff including support personnel is approximately 329. The annual budget provided by Tarrant County through the actions of our Commissioner’s Court is approximately 35 million dollars.
      The office provides not only criminal prosecution staffing in District Courts, County Criminal Courts, Justice Courts and all the appellate courts of this state but also represents Tarrant County, all elected officials including judges and gives legal assistance to the appointed personnel who provide county services. We represent Child Protective Services and provide attorneys for all juvenile proceedings in Tarrant County. We also provide legal services to John Peter Smith Hospital, the Civil Service Commissions, the Bail Bond Board, and respond to Open Record requests directed to various Tarrant County departments.
 

     As you can see, the operation of the Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney’s Office is much more extensive than the few cases that make headlines each day. Last year this office filed more than 45,000 felony and misdemeanor cases.
     I appreciate and welcome the opportunity to work with the excellent staff members who conduct the day to day operations. These are the people who handle these matters for the citizens of Tarrant County on a daily basis and are truly the unsung heroes without whose efforts our system could not possibly be the success it has been for the past 36 years. We will continue to improve our operations as the need arises and continue to build for the future.

      
                                                                 Sincerely,
 
                                                                 Joe Shannon Jr.
                                                                
Criminal District Attorney