Harris County Juvenile Board
The Harris County Juvenile Board is the governing body of the Juvenile Probation Department. It also serves as the school board for the Juvenile Probation Excel Academy Charter School. As mandated by law, the duties of the juvenile board include:
- establishing a juvenile probation department;
- employing a chief probation officer; and
- adopting a budget and establishing policies, including financial policies for juvenile services within the board’s jurisdiction.
(§152.0007(a), H.R.C.)
In accordance with
§51.12 of the Texas Family Code, the juvenile board also controls the conditions and terms of detention and detention supervision. A majority of the board must personally inspect each HCJPD facility annually.
Juvenile Board Members
Honorable Lina Hidalgo, Chair
County Judge
Honorable Michelle Moore, Vice Chair/Secretary
314th Juvenile Court
Judges
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Honorable Danilo Lacayo,
182nd District Court - Criminal
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Honorable Leah Shapiro,
315th Juvenile Court
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Honorable Richard Vara,
Justice of the Peace for Precinct 6, Place 1
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Honorable Natalia Oakes,
313th Juvenile Court
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Honorable Julia Maldonado,
507th District Court - Family
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Honorable Tanya Garrison,
157th District Court - Civil
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Henry Gonzales, Executive Director
Approved Meeting Dates for 2021
Approved Meeting Dates for 2020
Approved Meeting Dates for 2019
Approved Meeting Dates for 2018
