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Four designations dated January 5, 2023, one by the judge of each of the 244th, 70th, 358th and 161st District Courts, naming the judges and magistrates authorized under Code of Criminal Procedure article 17.027 to set bail on a new felony charged against a person already on bail for a felony pending before the designating court. Each designation is checked as valid for any such new felony, and none attaches a bail schedule.
Texas > Seventh Administrative Judicial Region > Ector County > 244th, 70th, 358th and 161st District Courts.
DESIGNATION TO SET BAIL UNDER CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE ART. 17.027 I, Lori Ruiz-Crutcher, judge of the 70th Judicial District Court, hereby designate the following judges and/or magistrates to set bail under Art. 17.027 of the Code of Criminal Procedure: Terry Lange, Missi Walden, W.T. Bill Bowen, Elizabeth R. Baeza, Carlos Rodriguez, Keith Kidd, Stewart McKeehan, Steve Steen & Mike Holmes. ☒ This designation is valid for any new felony charged against any person currently on bail for a felony pending before this court. ☐ This designation is valid only for a new felony charged against the following person or persons currently on bail for a felony pending before this court: ________. ☐ There is an attached bail schedule or other standing order which the designated judge and/or magistrate must follow when setting bail on a felony for a person currently on bail for a felony pending before this court. SIGNED on January 5, 2023 [signature] JUDGE LORI RUIZ-CRUTCHER 244TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT DESIGNATION TO SET BAIL UNDER CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE ART. 17.027 I, Denn Whalen, judge of the 70th Judicial District Court, hereby designate the following judges and/or magistrates to set bail under Art. 17.027 of the Code of Criminal Procedure: Terry Lange, Missi Walden, W.T. Bill Bowen, Elizabeth R. Baeza, Carlos Rodriguez, Keith Kidd, Stewart McKeehan, Steve Steen & Mike Holmes. ☒ This designation is valid for any new felony charged against any person currently on bail for a felony pending before this court. ☐ This designation is valid only for a new felony charged against the following person or persons currently on bail for a felony pending before this court: ________. ☐ There is an attached bail schedule or other standing order which the designated judge and/or magistrate must follow when setting bail on a felony for a person currently on bail for a felony pending before this court. SIGNED on January 5, 2023. [signature] JUDGE DENN WHALEN 70TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT DESIGNATION TO SET BAIL UNDER CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE ART. 17.027 I, John Shrode, judge of the 358th Judicial District Court, hereby designate the following judges and/or magistrates to set bail under Art. 17.027 of the Code of Criminal Procedure: Terry Lange, Missi Walden, W.T. Bill Bowen, Elizabeth R. Baeza, Carlos Rodriguez, Keith Kidd, Stewart McKeehan, Steve Steen & Mike Holmes. ☒ This designation is valid for any new felony charged against any person currently on bail for a felony pending before this court. ☐ This designation is valid only for a new felony charged against the following person or persons currently on bail for a felony pending before this court: ________. ☐ There is an attached bail schedule or other standing order which the designated judge and/or magistrate must follow when setting bail on a felony for a person currently on bail for a felony pending before this court. SIGNED on 1/5/23, 20________. [signature] JUDGE JOHN SHRODE 358TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT DESIGNATION TO SET BAIL UNDER CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE ART. 17.027 I, Justin Low, Judge of the 161st District Court, hereby designate the following judges and/or magistrates to set bail under Art. 17.027 of the Code of Criminal Procedure: Terry Lange, Missi Walden, W.T. Bill Bowen, Elizabeth R. Baeza, Carlos Rodriguez, Keith Kidd, Stewart McKeehan, Steve Steen & Mike Holmes. ☒ This designation is valid for any new felony charged against any person currently on bail for a felony pending before this court. ☐ This designation is valid only for a new felony charged against the following person or persons currently on bail for a felony pending before this court: ________. ☐ There is an attached bail schedule or other standing order which the designated judge and/or magistrate must follow when setting bail on a felony for a person currently on bail for a felony pending before this court. SIGNED on January 5, 2023. [signature] JUDGE JUSTIN LOW 161ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT
DESIGNATION TO SET BAIL UNDER CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE ART. 17.027 I, Lori Ruiz-Crutcher, judge of the 70th Judicial District Court, hereby designate the following judges and/or magistrates to set bail under Art. 17.027 of the Code of Criminal Procedure: Terry Lange, Missi Walden, W.T. Bill Bowen, Elizabeth R. Baeza, Carlos Rodriguez, Keith Kidd, Stewart McKeehan, Steve Steen & Mike Holmes. ☒
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-24 (AJR-7 Seventh Region build) from BenchPath custody sources/documents/450e9175c16d4914-designation-to-set-bail-under-code-of-criminal-procedure-art-17-027.pdf (application/pdf, 207673 bytes, sha256 450e9175c16d4914fadad094e79c7abe46f02f18dd8059956916d4c3e1d28589; 4 pages) - the TOPICs-registered document: transcribed from the rendered pages of the scanned PDF (the machine OCR layer was not relied on), every page read against the render; signature, seal and file-stamp blocks bracketed. The first designation's body reads "judge of the 70th Judicial District Court" while its signature block reads 244TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT - kept as printed. The designations name the judges and magistrates serving in January 2023; the registered copy is the current registration (no later designation is registered).
9 verbatim requirements from 4th Circuit Administrative Order 1997-10.
6 verbatim requirements from 4th Circuit Administrative Order 1997-13.