The following is a response from District Attorney Craig Watkins regarding the Dallas Morning News Editorial “Watkins Needs to Investigate the Constables.” By Craig Watkins – Dallas County District Attorney In (Monday’s) editorial, “Watkins needs to investigate the constables,” the Dallas Morning News failed to print my actual comment and...
Click on the link below to see a press release from the J.L. Turner Legal Association (JLTLA). The JLTLA, the African American Bar Association of Dallas, press release concerns the group’s support of Sen. Rodney Ellis of Houston and Dallas District Attorney Craig Watkins’ call for penalties against prosecutors that...
Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins continues to receive accolades for the fresh approach he has brought to the Frank Crowley Courthouse. This time he's been recognized by Texas Lawyer as the Impact Player of the Year. See the Texas Lawyer article here . Some excerpts from Texas Lawyer's extensive...
Below is an opinion editorial that Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins wrote in response to a recent editorial in the Dallas Morning News. In response to the editorial, “One, Two, 68, 483: County’s wishful budgeting doesn’t add up,” published in the Dallas Morning News on August 3, 2007,...
On Wednesday, the Dallas Morning News reported that Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins had not seen potentially fraudulent petition signatures relating to the Trinity River petition. Mr. Watkins has apparently since received some information regarding the signatures. "I can confirm that a packet from the City Secretary, Deborah Watkins,...
Pegasus News and Grits for Breakfast site an article in the New York Times that highlights Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins' efforts towards reversing and preventing wrongful convictions. See Pegasus News coverage here . See New York Times story here . The Times article has a quote from a...
The national shift towards the Democratic Party may have made it all the way down to Dallas. With 99% of precincts reporting, it looks as though Craig Watkins will defeat Toby Shook and become Dallas County's next District Attorney. Watkins, who has promised changes in the DA's office, built on...
One of the benefits of opening up the DSN Newsroom at the Southside on Lamar is the number of interesting people who live, office, and work in and around this area. Last week we interviewed Texas House candidate Eric Johnson who has set up shop in the building, and this...
“Rethinking Federal Sentencing Policy: 25th Anniversary of the Sentencing Reform Act” will feature Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and many others Washington, DC – (June 23, 2009) Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson and Congressman Danny Davis will co-host a Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) symposium, “Rethinking Federal...
I specifically remember being glued to the television on May 2, 1998, tracking the results of the City of Dallas bond vote from my Irving apartment. I watched with anticipation as Dallas voters went to the polls to vote up or down on a number of propositions, including whether to...
