District Attorney for Wise and Jack Counties   Took Office: January 1, 1993   Law School: Baylor, 1986 (cum laude) Undergraduate: University of North Texas, 1983 (magna cum laude) Assistant District Attorney   Law School: University of Texas, 1990 Undergraduate: Texas Tech University, 1987 (magna cum laude) The district attorney has the responsibility for the prosecution of all felony offenses which occur in Wise and Jack Counties. As an example, Robert Craig Cox was accused of robbing a small business in Decatur in 1994. To see the step by step criminal process of that case, check out the Anatomy of a Criminal Case.

Selected Writings from the D.A.'s Office:

• Taking the Easy Way Out (12/1/00)
• Skattershooting the Body Politic (11/21/00)
• Skattershooting About Election Night (11/10/00)
• Notes From the Campaign Trail (10/25/00)
• A Football Odyssey (10/12/00)
• Skattershooting as I See the Finish Line (9/22/00)
• Skattershooting as Football Begins (9/5/00)
• Skattershooting After the Democratic National Convention (8/18/00)
• Bush, Lieberman, and Jesus (8/8/00)
• Skattershooting After the Republican National Convention (8/4/00)
• Texas Exile (7/25/00)
• Skattershooting (7/20/00)
• Business Is Tough (6/22/00)
• Skattershooting (5/26/00)
• Rejecting a Case (4/27/00)
• Rosemary's Bag (4/10/00)
• Election Skattershooting (3/17/00)
• Parental Notification Act (3/2/00)
• John Rocker (2/11/00)
• "Defending The Police" (1/25/00)
• Skattershooting 2000 (1/2/00)
• Skattershooting and Probably Missing (12/15/99)
• Maybe I'm Getting Soft (11/18/99)
• Skattershooting Again (11/3/99)
• Skattershooting (10/13/99)
• Seduced By the Instigation of the Devil (9/20/99)
• Sexual Registration is a Bad Idea - Sometimes (9/11/99)
• Drug Use a Long Time Ago No Big Deal? (8/23/99)
• A Trend Towards Candor (8/2/99)
• Mid-Summer Skatter Shooting (7/16/99)
• .08 is a Bad Idea (7/2/99)
• The Power to Appoint (6/14/99)
• Notes From the Edge (5/21/99)
• Al Gore on Larry King Live (4/23/99)
• Columbine High School (4/21//99)
• Skatter Shooting in 1999 (3/31/99)
• The Problem of Drugs (3/15/99)
• How Clinton Survived (2/19/99)
• Freedom of Speech Cost them $107 Million (2/4/99)
• Strict Constructionist (1/14/99)
• Impeachment and the $10 Check Forger (12/30/98)
• Longing for Mira Vista (11/30/98)
• Skatter Shooting After the Elections (11/12/98)
• Skatter Shooting During the Political Season (10/21/98)
• "There Goes My Child Support" (10/7/98)
• Not On Board With Kenneth Starr (9/23/98)
• Random Thoughts Outside the Bubble of Crime and Punishment (9/8/98)
• The Next Time Someone Tells You The President Committed Perjury (8/21/98)
• Fight Talk in the JonBenet Ramsey Case (8/11/98)
• The Cadet Murder Trials (7/23/98)
• Predicting an Acquittal (7/8/98)
• Random Thoughts Before the Heat Gets to Me (6/23/98)
• Wesley Wayne Miller and Parole Eligibility (6/9/98)
• How the Media Can Change the Course of Justice (5/20/98)
• Cuellar v. State (5/5/98)
• Random Thoughts, Again (4/17/98)
• CNN Poll: Do You Agree (4/2/98)
• The Arrest of Stephen Hale (3/23/98)
• Congress Imposes Its Will on the Texas Legislature (3/11/98)
• A Divorce Hearing and Crime (2/28/98)
• Scatter Shooting Again (2/18/98)
• Random Thoughts (2/8/98)
• How Clinton Can Survive (1/27/98)
• Karla Faye Tucker (1/17/98)
• The Drama of the Criminal Trial Lives On (1/8/98)
• Sounding Preachy at Christmas Time (12/20/97)
• A Gutsy Judge During Election Time (12/10/97)
• The County Line Can Make A Difference (12/2/97)
• An Accidental Death of a Child (11/19/97)
• Evil Bill Gates (11/9/97)
• The Nanny (10/29/97)
• "Why would she say it did?" (10/19/97)
• Watching Tim Cole (10/12/97)
• Vigilante Justice is Rare (9/28/97)
• Ty Herndon Sings for You (9/21/97)
• Sen. Nixon and Nina Shahravan Meet the Punisher (9/14/97)
• The Grand Jury's Veil of Secrecy (9/7/97)
• "Held for Questioning" in the Princess' Death (8/31/97)
• Glad I'm Not a Certain Prosecutor in Idaho (8/20/97)
• The Right Thing to Do (8/13/97)
• In Defense of Barry Switzer (8/6/97)
• An Examination of the Power of Public Perception (7/30/97)
• Should Congress Be Concerned With Drug Labs? (7/15/97)
• How Not to Act When You Hear the Words "Not Guilty" (7/08/97)
• Privacy and the Internet (7/01/97)
• States 2, Federal Government 0 (6/24/97)
• Stealing A Stop Sign Will Get You Fifteen (6/17/97)
• McVeigh Is Guilty. Will the Prosecution Cheer? (6/11/97)
• Taking Credit for the Falling Crime Rate (6/4/97)
• Be Careful What You Ask For, You Might Get It (5/29/97)
• Above All Things, Be Honest With a Jury (5/22/97)
• A Sixteen Year Old Has Recently Become a Mother (5/15/97)
• A Statute That Is Every Criminal's Friend (5/8/97)
• In Some Cases, Torture is Appropriate (5/1/97)
• It's Arrest Time in Bridgeport, Do You Know Your FBI Agent? (4/23/97)
• Sign Says: "I'm A Sex Offender" (4/16/97)
• The Legislature's in Session So Now Our Churches Are Safe?(4/9/97)

Reversed and Remanded - For Criminal Practitioners


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Interesting links as provided by the district attorney's office:
USA Today's Summaries of Recent U.S. Supreme Court Decisions
Search past U.S. Supreme Court Decisions
Death Penalty Executions by State and Texas Counties

Court Opinions
U.S. District Court Opinion Dismissing Former Bridgeport Supt. John Brooks From Civil Lawsuit


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