ALCALDE

'Alcalde' is the Spanish title of the chief administrator of a town. An alcalde's duties usually include both judicial and administrative functions. The title derives from the Arabic ''al-qadi'', meaning "the judge".
This title has been in use in the United States, for example in San Francisco, California (''Surocco v. Geary'', Supreme Court of California, 3 Cal. 69, 58 Am.Dec. 385, "Geary, at that time Alcalde of San Francisco...").
Stephen Johnson Field, later an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, once served as ''alcalde'' of the town of Marysville, California.
In Texas, the position of county judge was based on that of the alcalde which had existed prior to the Texas Revolution. Like the alcaldes before them, county judges under the Texas Constitution wield both judicial and chief executive functions. Although in larger counties today the county judge usually functions solely as county chief executive, in smaller counties, the role of the county judge continues many of the combined judicial and administrative functions of the alcalde.

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★ Presidente municipal

★ Mayor

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★ Why is a county chief executive called a judge?