Sheriffs Of Nueces County
The first sheriff of Nueces County was H.W. Berry in 1846 when the county was organized. The following is a partial list of known former sheriffs:
| 1847-1849 | Thomas S. Parker |
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became a Texas Ranger after his term as Sheriff | |
| 1859-1864 | Matthew Nolan |
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was killed on duty | |
| 1881-1882 | Thomas Beynon |
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became a private business owner after his term as Sheriff | |
| 1900-1902 | John U. Bluntzer |
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became the County's Tax Collector after his term as Sheriff | |
| 1902-1916 | Michael Bennett Wright |
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known for leaving impressions of two guns, handcuffs, leg irons, keys and a horseshoe in the sidewalk in front of the old County Courthouse | |
| 1917-1923 | Frank Robinson |
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became a Texas Ranger after his term as Sheriff | |
| 1923-1925 | George Peters, Sr. |
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first elected Republican Sheriff, later served as a U.S. Deputy Marshal after his term as Sheriff | |
| 1925-1933 | Ben F. Lee |
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known as the Sheriff with compassion, never carried a gun during his term | |
| 01/01/33-03/29/33 | James W. Galbreath |
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his term was cut short by his untimely death | |
| 1933-1937 | Paul Cox |
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former Nueces County Tax Collector, later became a successful realtor and developer | |
| 1938-1952 | John B. Harney |
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Elected Sheriff in 1938. He remained Sheriff for 14 years, until 1952 | |
| 1953-1957 | Michael Odem Dolan |
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former officer for the Corpus Christi Police Department | |
| 1957-1977 | Johnnie Mitchell |
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former FBI agent, served 20 years as Sheriff | |
| 1977-1982 | Solomon Ortiz |
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first Hispanic Sheriff, became U.S. Congressman after his term as Sheriff | |
| 1982-1992 | James T. Hickey |
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served as Oritz's Chief Deputy prior to his election as Sheriff | |
| 1992-1996 | James Patrick "J.P." Luby |
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former Nueces County Commissioner | |
| 1997-01/02/06 | Larry Olivarez, Sr. |
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first Hispanic to be elected to three consecutive terms | |
| 01/02/06-11/17/06 | Rebecca L. Stutts |
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appointed a Interim Sheriff by Nueces County Commissioners Court on 2 Jan 2006 | |
| 11/17/06-2018 | Jim Kaelin |
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sworn into office on 17 Nov 2006 | |
| 2018-present | J. Cris Hooper |
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finished Jim Kaelin's term and was elected in 2020 | |
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