Judge Caprice Cosper
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Senior Judge Cosper volunteers her time
to preside over the STAR III docket every Wednesday at 3 pm. She was elected as
a Harris county judge in 1992 after six successful years as a Harris County Assistant
District Attorney. Judge Cosper joined the drug court team when the program began
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Judge Michael J. Wilkinson
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Senior Judge Mike Wilkinson presides over one of Harris County’s adult drug courts. He currently serves as Chairman of the Executive Board overseeing Harris County’s Justice Information Management System. Prior to being elected in 1988 he practiced law as a trial prosecutor with the Harris County District Attorney’s Office and later, as a criminal defense attorney. He is a graduate of the University of Texas and the University of Texas Law School. |
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Judge Mike Anderson
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Judge Anderson presides over the Texas 262nd District Court and volunteers his time to preside over the
STAR IV docket every Tuesday at 3 pm. He started as an Assistant District Attorney
in Harris County in 1982, and was the Felony Prosecutor in Organized Crime Division
from 1986 - 1999. He was elected as a Harris County Judge in 1998, and started with the
STAR Drug Court in January 2009.
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Judge Vanessa Velasquez
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Judge Vanessa Velasquez is the Judge of the
183rd District Court. She presides over the Thursday STAR docket.
She is also an Adjunct Professor of Law at the
University of Houston Law Center where she teaches Trial Advocacy.
Prior to becoming a judge, she was a Chief Prosecutor with the
Harris County District Attorney’s office for 15 years, and was
also a defense attorney for a brief period of time.
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