15-05-2025
Former North Texas DA to serve jail time
Casey Hall, former 97th Judicial District Attorney, was convicted and sentenced Wednesday in Denton for stealing money from Montague County while she was in office, court documents show.
Court records from the 362nd District Court in Denton County show that Hall was convicted by a jury and sentenced to one year in state jail for one count of misapplication of fiduciary property and six years of probation for one count of theft by a public servant.
The court record also shows a financial assessment of about $9,457 was imposed on the former DA.
Theft of property is a third degree felony punishable by two to 10 years in prison, and misapplication of fiduciary property is a state jail felony carrying a punishment of 180 days to two years in a state jail facility.
Her trial had been moved to Denton County on a change of venue request.
Hall was initially indicted for theft of property in July 2024, court records showed. On Feb. 11, 2025, a grand jury enhanced the indictment to theft by a public servant and misapplication of fiduciary property.
She took between $2,500 and $30,000 of county money and put it into her own bank account, according to indictments.
Hall served two terms as DA for the 97th Judicial District that includes Montague, Clay and Archer counties.
She was defeated for reelection in the 2024 Republican primary by Henrietta attorney Katie Woods Boggeman.
Hall left office voluntarily in August 2024 after former 97th Judicial District Attorney Tim Cole filed a petition to remove her. Boggeman replaced her at that time.
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This article originally appeared on Wichita Falls Times Record News: Former North Texas DA to serve jail time
