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DISTRICT ATTORNEYS
of
BEXAR COUNTY
The following list is under construction and will be revised. However in the interest of sharing what information is available, the following is a reflection of those who have served.
1838
Cornelius Van Ness
1838
John D. Morris
1839
George Blow
(signed Indictments as Solicitor for the Republic)
1839
John D. Morris
1842
French Srother Gray
(Special 1842)
Cornelius W. Peterson
1843
Andrew Neill
1843
Thomas Newcombe
(Spring)1844
John D. Anderson
(Fall)1844
Ira L. Stwitt
1845
Thomas Newcombe
1847
Cornelius W. Peterson
(Spring) 1849
James Paul
(Fall)1849
J. A. Paschal
1850
Cornelius W. Peterson
1855
Frank Egan
died in office 12/9/1859
1860
C. Upson
1861
M. G. Anderson
1865
A. O. Cooley
1867
T. G. Anderson
1871
A. Dittmar
1873
N. O. Green
1877
M. G. Anderson
1879
Fred Cocke
1885
George Paschal
1893
W. K. Camp
1895
A. Levy
1899
Carlos Bee
1905
I. Charles Baker
11-5-1912
Clinton G. Brown
(Resigned elected Mayor 1913)
1914 - 1915
W. C. Linden
1916-1922
D. A. Mc Askill
1924
C. M. Chambers
(Resigned-Elected Mayor 1925)
No special election held- appt. by Gov.
1927-1928
Lamar Seeligson
1930-1931
Walter Tynan
1934-1935
John B. Shook
1947
Wm. N. Hensley
Killed 5/10/1951
1951
Harvey L. Hardy
(acting only)
Appt. 1951
Austin Anderson
Appt. Died in Office1951
1955
Hubert W. Green Jr.
1959
Charles J. Leick
1963
James N. Barlow
1969-1977
Ted Butler
(appointed by Gov. Preston Smith)
1977-1982
Bill White
(appointed)
1983-86
Sam Millsap
1986-1990
Fred Rodriguez
1991-1998
Steve Hilbig
1999 to present
Susan Reed
The Constitution of the Republic of Texas. Article IV section 5 states:
"There shall be a District Attorney appointed for each District, whose duties, salaries, perquisites, and term of service shall be fixed by law."
The Constitution of 1845 Article IV Section 12 states:
" there shall be elected by joint vote of both houses of the legislature
a district attorney for each district, who shall hold his office for 2 years; and the duties, salaries and perquisites of the attorney general and district attorneys shall be prescribed by law."
The Constitution of 1866, Article IV, Section 14 states:
"There shall be a District Attorney for each judicial district in the State, elected by the qualified votes of the district, who shall hold his office for four years, and together with the perquisites provided by law, shall receive an annual salary of $1000.00, which shall not be increased nor diminished during his term of office."
The Constitution of 1868 Article V Section 12 states:
" There shall be a District Attorney elected by the qualified voters of each judicial district, who shall hold his office for four years; and the duties, salaries and perquisites of District Attorney shall be fined by law."
The Constitution of 1876 in addition to outlining the duties of
County Attorneys also state:
"but if any county shall be included in a district where there shall be a district attorney, the respective duties of district attorneys and county attorneys shall in such counties be regulated by the legislature."
Special Election on November 8, 1938 combines
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