KAUFMAN COUNTY’S FIRST

Judge Wayne Gent swears in Judge Maxine Darst, January 1983.

Thu, 02/22/2024 - 5:00am

January 1, 1983–a KAUFMAN COUNTY HISTORY MILESTONE–1st woman to ever hold the position of COUNTY JUDGE in the county’s 134 years history!MAXINE DARST, native of Van Zandt County’s Edgewood, became sworn in as Kaufman County’s 1st Lady Judge. She was the daughter of Thomas J. and Oma Lee Valentine.Earlier, Maxine ...

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