VOTE
Richard Glaser
FOR
Fannin County Attorney
CAMPAIGN NUMBER (903) 640-4747
Email: glaser@aol.com
Let’s Put Experience
And Maturity In The Courthouse
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QUALIFIED
· Admitted to the Texas State Bar 1969 and licensed to practice by the Texas Supreme Court
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· Member of the College of the State Bar of Texas
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· Admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court
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· Practiced in the United States District Courts of the Eastern District of Texas and the U.S. District Courts of the Northern District of Texas
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· Admitted to practice before the United States District Courts of the Southern and Western District of Texas as well as the United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, New Orleans, Louisiana
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· Selected as Briefing Attorney by the Honorable Joe J. Fisher, Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
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· Selected as the first Briefing Attorney – Law Clerk for the Honorable William M. Steger, United States District Judge, Eastern District of Texas
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EXPERIENCED
· Over 35 years of legal experience
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· Successfully managed for 25 years a law office with a criminal and trial practice in Dallas, Texas
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· Served the citizens of Fannin County as an Assistant County Attorney from 1999 to 2000
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· Served as Legal Advisor to the four Fannin County Commissioners for the past four years
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Civic Minded and Active
· President of the Board of Directors of the Fannin County Family Crisis Center
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· Member of the Board of Directors of the Bonham Area Chamber of Commerce
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· Member of the Board of Directors of the Multipurpose Complex
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· Member of the Bonham Kiwanis Club
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· Member of the Fannin County Planning and Zoning Committee
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· Regular volunteer of Northwest Texas Pro Bono Legal Aid Clinic
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· Member of the Creative Arts Center
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VOTE FOR A REAL CHANGE
Richard Glaser
For
Fannin County Attorney
November 2, 2004
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Description of the Office of the
District and County Attorney
Effective enforcement of the law requires the sure-handed expertise of a knowledgeable prosecutor.
The main duties of the county and/or district attorney is to represent the state in criminal cases. The county and/or district attorney works with law enforcement officers in the investigation and preparation of cases to be heard before the criminal courts. When requested in writing, the county attorney provides legal counsel to county officers.
The overwhelming importance of the office of public prosecutors arises from the fact that upon the prosecuting attorney rests the power of determining whether prosecution in any given case shall be inaugurated or, if inaugurated, pushed to a successful conclusion.
Other duties include prosecution of juvenile offenders, representation of victims of violence in protective orders and representing the Texas Department of Protective & Regulatory services in removing children from abusive households.
The county attorney is elected from each county in which there is no resident criminal district attorney. The county attorney serves a term of four years and the duties may coincide with those of the district attorney. In some counties, the county attorney is the chief prosecuting officer for the county courts.
The county attorney handles only criminal misdemeanor cases, as well as civil suits affecting the county, and other matters such as child support cases, revocation of probation, bond forfeitures, and commitment proceedings. The district attorney prosecutes felony cases in district court and represents state agencies, when requested to do so by the Attorney General's Office, in initiating court proceedings. However, this division of duties may vary; the district attorney may prosecute misdemeanor cases, and a county attorney may appear in district court.
The county attorney is the chief legal advisor to Chambers County and represents the county in suits affecting payment of taxes and eminent domain. The office generally handles all county requests for legal opinions from the Attorney General's Office.
Ralph Hall and Richard Glaser
Richard's family; (l-r) daughter, Laura Elizabeth Glaser, mother, Naomi Glaser, father, the late Ralph Glaser, Richard, and son, Richard Glaser Jr.
Richard's children; Richard Glaser Jr., and Laura Elizabeth Glaser
Laura and her father winning awards at the 2003 Sam Rayburn Chili Cookoff together as father and daughter team.
A great sense of humor!