IN THE NEWS: GALVESTON’S JUDGE SUSAN CRISS RESIGNS TO RUN FOR STATE LEGISLATURE

State District Judge Susan Criss, presiding judge of the 212^th District Court of Galveston County, announced last Friday she is resigning her bench to run for a state representative post being vacated by Craig Eiland (D-Galveston).  Criss, a Democrat, said in an email that she had sent a letter to Governor Rick Perry making her resignation effective at 5 p.m. Friday, December 6^th.  Governor Perry will appoint a replacement within the next month or two.  Judge Criss presided over all of the Hurricane Ike insurance cases in Galveston for the past 4 years. 

See the full story, courtesy of the Houston Chronicle.