The End Of An Era At The Harris County District Attorney's Office
After more than twenty years the Welfare Fraud division of the Harris County District Attorney's Office (HCDAO) will have a new chief. Carl Hobbs, chief of the division, one of the longest tenured Harris County prosecutors, is moving to become head of the misdemeanor division. I hope Mr. Hobbs continues the fantastic work Kate Dolan did while she was the chief of the misdemeanor. More importantly, I hope that he keeps an open-mind toward pretrial diversions. For the past two years, the HCDAO has been generous in dispensing these type of agreements. My concern is that Mr. Hobbs will not be as charitable since he never granted one while chief of the Welfare division. I am hoping for the best.
