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Carolyn Ruffino is the only
candidate with the experience
to match the job.
The record speaks for itself. Carolyn Ruffino is the only
candidate who has experience as a prosecutor. Carolyn
Ruffino’s experience is much more diversified and her legal
career has been intensely devoted to serving Brazos County.
Only Carolyn Ruffino’s experience can meet the needs of the
County Court at Law.
The Job
The County Court at Law
Judge presides over
six different areas
of the law:
Carolyn Ruffino’:
experience in
these areas...
JUVENILE
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Entertains matters relating to detention
hearings, adjudication hearings,
disposition hearings, motions to revoke
probation, certification hearings while
always trying to balance the question of
what is in the best interest of the child
and of society through programs
designed for treatment, training and
rehabilitation of the child. All
proceedings require an in depth
knowledge of the Texas Family Code.
Juvenile prosecutor in County Court at Law
In over 300 cases filed, represented interests of the people of
Brazos County in adjudication hearings to determine whether a
child had broken the law in all types of offenses ranging from
truancies to aggravated robberies
Indisposition hearings, to determine what should be done with a
child who had been found to have engaged in delinquent
conduct or was in need of supervision
In certification hearings, to determine if case should be
transferred to district court
In detention hearings, to determine where a child should
temporarily stay
In motions to revoke or modify conditions of prior probation
Has thorough working knowledge and application ofjuvenlle law
Approximately 300 court appearances in County Court at Law
CRIMINAL MISDEMEANOR
Entertains hearings and trials for
violations relating to assaults. DWIs.
theft under $200.00, unlawfully carrying
a weapon, possession of marijuana
under 2 oz., reckless conduct, criminal
trespassing, criminal mischief under
$200.00, sale of alcohol to minors, illegal
sale of beer, public loudness,
harassment, burglary of coin-operated
machines, and traffic appeals. All
proceedings require an in depth
knowledge of the Texas Penal Code and
the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.
Assistant District Attorney for 2 l Ai years
In over 500 cases, represented interests of the people of Brazos
County relating to offenses ranging from criminal mischief over
$200 to murder
Appeared in court almost daily for 2'/2 years for hearings ranging
from docket calls, pretrial hearings, trials, motions to revoke
probation, bond hearings and grand jury hearings
Has a thorough working knowledge of and applicability of
criminal laws and Texas code of criminal procedure
As chief prosecutor responsible for all cases filed in 272nd
District Court, made court appearances daily
■■■PROBATE MATTERS
Entertains all applications, petitions,
and motions regarding probate of wills,
administration of estates for those
descendants without a will, hearings for
the declaration of heirship and hearings
regarding guardianships. All
proceedings require an in depth
knowledge of Texas Probate Code and
Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.
» As Assistant Trust Officer in the Trust Department of one of the
areas leading banks, helped to manage and oversee the
probating of wills, assets of estates and guardianships
* Gained a good working knowledge of investment and financial
markets
• Advised relatives or representatives of a descendent’s estate
regarding the application of probate laws
• While in private practice of law, represented estates of
descendents in approximately 15 cases in probating the will,
collecting the assets, paying off debts and closing out the estates
and in helping to appraise value of assets
» Worked closely with real estate appraisers for estate planning
and for preparation of tax returns
* Has an in depth working knowledge of Texas Probate Laws and
rules of civil procedure
MENTAL ILLNESS
Entertains all applications, petitions and
motions regarding mental illness and
incompetency hearings. All proceedings
require an in depth knowledge of Texas
Probate Code. Mental Health Code and
Texas Code of Civil Procedure.
Has represented interests of many clients with mental illness
problems due to alcoholism, temporary insanity and insanity
Worked with many mental health experts in Brazos County,
Rusk State Hospital and Austin State Hospital regarding sanity
or insanity in both civil and criminal cases
Has an in depth working knowledge and application of mental
health code and of probate code
CONDEMNATION MATTERS
Hears all condemnation suits and allows
for the compensation for property taken
as well as for all loss and damage
resulting from the taking of any property
in Brazos County. These proceedings
require an in depth knowledge of real
estate law and civil laws.
Instructor for American College of Real Estate for 3 years and
taught courses regarding real estate law as it relates to the
buying and selling of real estate
In private practice, represented many clients in helping them to
plan the development of their estates and appraise the values of
assets
Worked closely with many real estate appraisers
During past five years, has developed an in depth working
knowledge of real estate law as it relates to ownership of land
and to appraisals of real estate property
CIVIL MATTERS
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Hears all controversies between
individuals from $500.00 and up to
$10,000.00 in value. These proceedings
require an in depth knowledge of civil law
and the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.
While in private practice of law, has handled over 300 cases
involving matters between individuals ranging from the drafting
of contracts, rental agreements, collection of rental fees,
garnishments, wage disputes and destruction of property
Has represented severed clients in contested matters for the
enforcement of terms of contracts
Has an in depth working knowledge of civil law and Texas Rules
of Civil Procedure
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County Court at Law Judge
Paid Pol. Adv. by the committee to elect Carolyn Ruffino. P.O. Box 3605. Bryan. Tx. 77805
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HOUSTON — A wealthy Ira
nian industrialist, who was
arrested in 1979 by the
Khomeini regime, is suing to
void a deed which transferred
his 10 acres of prime Houston
land to another, unknown
person.
Faridoon Felfeli — who has
homes in Long Island, N.Y., and
London — says in his lawsuit
that he did not sign the deed,
that his name was forged and
that he does not know “M.
Sepahsalary," the person to
whom the land was transferred.
The land is for sale for be
tween $5 million and $10 mil
lion. However, no one has paid
taxes on the land since 1976 and
local tax collectors are planning
to sue the owner of the contested
land.
In December 1979, someone
paid the Harris County District
Clerk $7 to record an allegedly
phony deed transferring the
ownership of the undeveloped
property from Felfeli to
Sepahsalary.
Felfeli says in the suit he was
“interned” in Iran in late 1979
after the U.S. Embassy was
taken over by Iranian n
and Americans wereb
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a full fingerprint on the box of
the eighth known bottle of
cyanide-laced Tylenol but au
thorities said it did not match
prints of any of the suspects in
the seven cyanide Tylenol kill
ings.
The FBI did not reveal whose
fingerprint was found on the
box flap, but the woman who
turned it in to authorities said
she had opened the package out
of curiosity.
Linda Morgan, the so-called
mystery woman who gave the
latest bottle of tainted Extra
Strength Tylenol capsules to
police, said she also opened a
capsule. She said Wednesday
she was curious after hearing re
ports about the poisonings.
Morgan purchased the bottle
Sept. 29, the first day some of
the seven Chicago area poison
victims died.
The Chicago Sun-Times re
ported Thursday FBI crime
laboratory investigators said the
print could not be matched to
any of the suspects in the seven
killings late last month.
FBI officials in Washington
said they were checking a finger
print found on the flap of the
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Seven people died wbolh: having abc
took pills from five pajly cannot afT( ,
bottles. Three other tainitm. n unc i er , j lt ,
ties were discovered int tliion’s econoi
tory testing. Balth center di
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