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The Honorable Charlie Baird

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That's the title of Jordan Smith's lengthy profile of State District Judge Charlie Baird in the current issue of the Austin Chronicle.  LINK  He previously served on the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals and has been active member of the American Bar Association.Friday mornings are always busy in Travis County's 299th District Court. Defendants and family members sit in the gallery, a handful of county prosecutors and court personnel sifts through stacks of case files making notes and consulting with colleagues, and a gaggle of defense attorneys crowds in front of the bench, waiting their turn to approach. Presiding is District Judge Charlie Baird, on the bench in coat and tie. He doesn't often wear his formal black robe ? and he rarely dons it on Friday, when he plows through a lengthy docket...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on June 02, 2008 (boomark / email).