Accomplishments

Judge Chu has been a leader in the judiciary for 6 years prior to being appointed Judge of Probate Court No. 2. As our Justice of the Peace, he worked tirelessly to create progressive reforms in the justice system, innovate new court processes, and help the most vulnerable in our community access justice.

Implemented eviction protects and moratoriums from the beginning of the pandemic throughout all of Travis County to help mitigate the public’s risk to COVID-19 and its economic consequences

Expanded Travis County’s cite and release program, a program that JP5 administers, so more people are not being arrested and sent to jail for low priority non-violent misdemeanor offenses.

Became a statewide leader regarding best practices with self-represented litigants, teaching a course required for continuing legal education to JPs in Texas in 2019-2020

Became a national leader regarding courts and virtual proceedings, speaking at several classes, forums, and webinars regarding virtual court proceedings during the pandemic.

Instituted a program with the non-profit, Texas Poverty Law Project, and other non-profit legal programs, to provide lawyers to all indigent litigants facing a class C misdemeanor case or eviction case. The first program of its kind in Travis County for justice courts.

Became a state leader in the judicial systems response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including chairing the Texas Supreme Court’s COVID-19 Response Task Force for Justice Courts and ordering ways to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in the courts that have been modeled throughout Texas.