News

• Harris County District and County Courts celebrate adoption of expanded Language Access Plan with Signing Ceremony (Dec 18, 2024)
• Update: Fresh Start pre-registration opens Oct. 24. (Oct 23, 2024)
• Fresh Start criminal record sealing program to return Aug. 10 with new resources for immigrants seeking citizenship and Mexican citizens living in Houston (July 19, 2024)
• Harris County criminal misdemeanor courts re-elect leadership judges to represent and advocate for county criminal courts (July 1, 2024)
• Fresh Start increasing capacity by 50 percent with addition of 100 screening slots (April 19, 2024)
• Harris County Courts at Law elect new Judge to serve in key Judicial leadership roles. (January 5, 2024)
• Fresh Start criminal record sealing program resource fair on Nov. 11 in Crosby (October 13, 2023)
• Criminal record sealing, job training, and free school supplies among resources available at Fresh Start Resource Fair on Aug. 12 in Northeast Houston (July 14, 2023)
• Criminal Courts at Law elect leadership judges to represent criminal misdemeanor courts. (June 30, 2023)
• Harris County Criminal Courts at Law's B.A.Y.O.U. City Community Court to host sixth Fresh Start Resource Fair (May 12, 2023)
• Misdemeanor Courts Expand Misdemeanor Record Sealing Services with 'DIY' Workshop. (March 24, 2023)
• Criminal Court at Law 8 Judge places focus on respect and representation. (March 7, 2023)
• Veteran Attorney and former Judge Assumes Reigns of Criminal Court at Law No. 2 (Feb 20, 2023)
• Harris County Courts at Law elect four judges to serve in key judicial leadership roles (Jan 3, 2023)
• SOBER Court address addition, reduce recidiivism with treatment program (December 15, 2022)
• Vets battling addiction and trauma pulled back from the brink by Harris County (November 11, 2022)
• Non-Partisan Study Deems Harris County Misdemeanor Bail Reform 'Largely A Success' (Sept 1, 2022)
• Harris County misdemeanor courts offer expanded service Fresh Start Fair in North Houston (July 20, 2022)
• New Presiding, Co-Presiding Judge Elected to Represent Harris County Criminal Court at Law (June 13, 2022)
• Harris County misdemeanor courts to hold Fresh Start program and community resource fair (May 4, 2022)
• Harris County Commissioners Court appoints new Judge to preside over Criminal Court at Law 3. (Feb 3, 2022)
• County Criminal Courts Name Presiding Judge January 2022. (Jan 12, 2022)