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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Sincerely,
Joe Shannon Jr.
Criminal District Attorney
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