Nueces County

About Nueces County

The County Attorney is the chief legal advisor to the county. The County Attorney's office generally handles all county departmental requests for legal opinions. The County Attorney represents the county in suits affecting eminent domain. The duties of the County Attorney and the District Attorney on occasion coincide. In some jurisdictions, the County Attorney is generally the chief prosecuting officer for county courts, handling criminal misdemeanor cases, civil suits affecting the county, and other matters such as child support cases, revocation of probation, bond forfeitures, and commitment proceedings. The County Attorney represents the State in all cases in State and Federal District Courts in Nueces County and the Southern District of Texas. The County Attorney is required to be a licensed attorney.