Domestic violence survivors across Bexar County are concerned about how long some criminal cases are taking, with some waiting years.

KSAT’s Courtney Friedman has spent years checking in on the domestic violence case backlog, and last week addressed the overall current situation, as well as zooming in on issues at the Bexar County District Attorney’s Office.

Now, attention turns to felony court numbers.

Criminal domestic violence cases go through a complicated process, moving from law enforcement to the district attorney’s office, and finally to the courts.

Once a person is indicted in a felony court, the case is assigned to a judge, such as 379th Criminal District Court Judge Ron Rangel.

Felony and misdemeanor family violence cases are handled differently, but they each have their se

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