Judge
Echo Hutson
County Court at Law No. 4
Montgomery County, Texas
As Judge over County Court at Law No. 4, Judge Hutson oversees a criminal misdemeanor case docket that handles over 4000 cases per year. Her docket also includes Montgomery County's Specialized Domestic Violence Court and the Mental Health Treatment Court. Judge Hutson was sworn into office on January 1, 2023 after running unopposed in the 2022 general election.Judge Hutson's background is as an experienced criminal trial attorney, beginning her career in prosecution in 2008. Within just three years, she became Montgomery County's first dedicated Domestic Violence Prosecutor, helping to shape and create the Domestic Violence Division at the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office, along with Montgomery County's innovative specialized Domestic Violence Court. Judge Hutson then served as the Chief Prosecutor over the Domestic Violence Division for the majority of her time as a prosecuting attorney, and was undefeated at trial on her specialized felony domestic violence cases. She also served as Chief Prosecutor over five County Courts at law, and ran a successful law office as a solo practitioner handling criminal, civil, family and even probate matters.Throughout her career as an attorney and now from the bench, Judge Hutson has remained dedicated to protecting Montgomery County citizens and victims of domestic violence and crime victims in the court systems.Judge Hutson subscribes to the precepts set forth in the Texas Code of Fair Campaign Practices and the Texas Code of Judicial Conduct.
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