Cochran County is named for Robert E Cochran, who was a defender of the Alamo.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – Bailey County
E – Hockley County
S – Yoakum County
W – Roosevelt County, New Mexico and Lea County, New Mexico
Created: August 21, 1876 
County Seat:
Morton 1878 – present
County Courthouse – Morton
Location: 100 North Main Street / Washington Avenue
Built: 1925 – 1926
Style: Texas Renaissance
Architect: William Raymond Kaufman
Contractor: William M Rice Construction Company of Amarillo
Description: The building faces east and is a two story buff colored brick, steel and concrete structure. The rectangular shaped building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Morton. The center section rises three stories with two story north and south wings. Vertical pilasters run across the front with a central recessed entrance on the first story. There are vertical panels between the windows. The roof line is flat. In the interior, the County District Court courtroom is located on the east side of the second story. The building houses the County District Court, Constitutional County Court and County Justice Court. An addition was constructed in 1967. The architect was Stiles, Roberts and Messersmith and the contractor was H R Bundock Inc. In 1985, an elevator was constructed. The architect was MWM Architects Inc. and the contractor was Knox, Gailey & Meador.
See: The architect, William Raymond Kaufman, designed courthouses in Freestone County and Gray County.
See: The contractor, William M Rice of Amarillo, also constructed courthouses as W M Rice Construction Company in Bailey County, Briscoe County, Freestone County, Limestone County, Lipscomb County, Oldham County, Parmer County and Wood County and designed the courthouse in Lynn County..
See: The 9th Administrative Judicial Region has a main office in Amarillo in Potter County.
History : The county was created in 1876 and Morton was selected as the county seat. The county was administered by Lubbock County and Hockley County until 1924. The first and present courthouse was constructed in 1925 to 1926 at a cost of $126,000.
County Courthouse – Morton
County District Court courtroom
Photos taken 2014 and 2019
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