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Karla Metzler is from Gainesville, Texas. She has a bachelor 27s degree in computer science with a minor in government from Texas Woman 27s University.

Karla Metzler is from Gainesville, Texas. She has a bachelor 's degree in computer science with a minor in government from Texas Woman 's University.

Karla is a business owner. She has also served as a board member for North Texas Medical Center and North Central Texas College. 

Cooke County judge race a three-person affair

Karla previously served as a member of the North Central Texas College Board of Regents.

Cooke County judge race a three-person affair | News ...

Karla's campaign for County Judge in Cooke County is her first run for public office.


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- Presides over commissioners court, county’s policy-making body. Helps adopt county budget, sets county tax rates, oversees building and maintaining county infrastructure, and other county government operations.
- Serves as judge of county court, taking on misdemeanor criminal and small civil cases, probate matters, and appeals from the justice of the peace court.
- Performs administration duties, ranging from hearings for beer and wine license applications to calling elections. Can serve as budget officer in counties with a smaller population.
- Serves as county’s emergency management director, with authority to designate an assistant to emergency management issues as emergency management coordinator.
- Represents county at ceremonial occasions and on various boards and committees, including Election Commission, Workforce Governing Board, and Bail Bond Board.
- County Judges are elected in a partisan, county-wide election to a four-year term. Candidates must be a U.S. citizen, at least 18 years old, have been a Texas resident for at least 12 consecutive months, a county resident for at least six consecutive months, and registered to vote in that county.
- The annual salary for county judges range from $47,425 to $198,921, set by the county’s commissioners court.

Leads your county’s policy-making board.