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Sharpshooter Newsletter • May 11, 2010
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Harris County District Clerk
Loren Jackson was our guest speaker this week. He was elected the Harris County District Clerk in November of 2008 and oversees and operation with over 400 staff members.
The Harris County District Clerk's Office is probably best known by the general public for its jurisdiction over the summoning of prospective jurors for 74 courts. Juries are drawn from a jury wheel, which consists of names of registered voters and/or holders of a Texas driver's license or identification card.
The Harris County District Clerk's Office has other far-ranging duties and plays a key role in the day-to-day operation of county government. In one of its more monumental tasks, the District Clerk's Office is responsible for custodial care and safekeeping of all court records for 59 District Courts and 15 County Criminal Courts located in Harris County. In conjunction with its court duties, the office also accounts for all monies paid as deposits on civil cases (causes) awaiting disposition and all funds awarded minors in court action that are paid into the court registry.
In addition, the Harris County District Clerk has the important responsibility of providing customer service to all child support cases (causes) heard in Harris County.
Last year the office of the Harris Country District Clerk was one of only two county government agencies that came in under budget. The other being the office of the Country Judge. Through reorganization, planned efficencies, instituting e-filing and other measures the Harris County District Clerk's office has cut $600,000 from its operating budget. Learn more |
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Guests, Visitors and Other Good News
Visiting wirh us this week was Mike Lykes, Community Outreach staffer in the Harris County District Clerk's Office. From the Bellaire/Southwest Houston Rotary Club Keith Lovelace joined us for the second week in a row. Keith introduced his associate Allyson Atton as his guest. Y'all come back! - Hear? |
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Lee Larkin, Keith Lovelace and Allyson Atton |
Mike Lykes and Loren Jackson |
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Informal Club Social
Jeff Novy reminded everyone of the upcoming informal Club Social...6:30 p.m., Friday, June 4th, China Sichuan Cuisine. The restaurant is located on the northwest corner of Gessner and Westpark (behind a Valero station). Come and enjoy our family of Rotary. |
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Terrence Thompson, Karen Blakeman and Evelyn Hoyer |
President Bola and Loren Jackson |
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Coming Up At Rotary
| May 17 |
Rotary Club Board Retreat, 6:00 PM
Crowne Plaza Suites, Room 516-A |
| May 18 |
Bill Griffin - Rotary & Scouting |
| May 25 |
Club Assembly |
| June 1 |
Charles Foster of Foster Quan - Immigration & the Future |
| June 4 |
INFORMAL CLUB SOCIAL - 6:30 p.m., China Sichuan Cuisine. The restaurant is located on the northwest corner of Gessner and Westpark (behind a Valero station). |
| June 8 |
Paul Bettencourt - Property taxes 101 |
| June 11 |
Installation ceremonies for incoming District Governor Sunny Sharma, the District Leadership Team and all incoming Club Presidents will be held at Safari Texas, 11627 FM 1464, Richmond, TX 77407 at 6:30pm |
| June 15 |
Ann Wright - about the Brookshire Community |
| June 21 |
Rotary Club Board Meeting, Demeris BBQ, 6:30 PM |
| June 22 |
Marsah Outlaw, M.D. Anderson - puppet show on the evils of smoking |
| June 26 |
Installation of new club officers for the 2010-2011 Rotary Year...6:30 PM at the Hilton Houston Southwest. More information to follow. |
| June 29 |
Club Assembly |
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If you ever start feeling like you have the goofiest, craziest, most dysfunctional family in the world, all you have to do is go to a state fair. Because five minutes at the fair, you'll be going, 'you know, we're alright. We are dang near royalty.'
Jeff Foxworthy |
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