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," : For decades, far too many Harris County criminal judges have abused the accused by making them frequently come to court for needless court settings. Harris Country criminal court judges continue to unnecessarily hold meaningless dockets. In my opinion as an attorney, the accused are made to come to court for one reason: to wear them down so that they plead guilty. People who work for a living can take only so many days off to attend court before their job is in jeopardy.
I practice quite a bit in federal court. As a general rule the federal judiciary is held in high regard for their ability to manage thousands of complex civil and criminal cases. In my experience, there is not one federal judge who routinely and unnecessarily requires the accused to come to court. It does not seem to happen. Consequently, those accused in federal court do not have to needlessly miss work.
The Harris County district and county court judges who require needless appearances do it to move their almighty docket. In federal court,. They don’t plead guilty in federal court because they have had to come to the courthouse for needless settings. In federal court, for the most part, the accused plead guilty because, after reviewing the evidence, they determine a guilty plea is their best option.
Harris County judges should follow the example of their federal colleagues and stop requiring these needless settings. Doing so would allow the accused to maintain employment while dealing with their cases. This is just one example of how the aptly named Harris County “criminal” justice system can be more just and less criminal.
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