Claudia Brown

KTWX reports that Claudia Brown, the first African American Female Justice Of The Peace in Bell County, died Tuesday. Brown, a former social worker and teacher, attracted national attention by setting a billion-dollar bail for a murder suspect back in February 2017 as Bell County Justice Of The Peace...

Claudia Brown was immediately suspended from office without pay and will be removed from office as soon as the judge, Stephen Ables signs the order.

Bell County Justice Of The Peace in Precinct 4, Place 1 Claudia Brown will now have to fight for her job.

Killeen attorney Brett Pritchard filed a motion last week to have Bell County Justice of the Peace Claudia Brown removed from the bench, and now a Kerr County judge has set a date for a hearing.