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Judge Loyd Neal released from hospital after surgery

County officials said Neal is expected to recover from his surgery quickly. In fact, the judge expects to be back in the courts on Monday.

CORPUS CHRISTI (Kiii News) — County officials have reported that Nueces County Judge Loyd Neal was released from the hospital Thursday after undergoing heart surgery.

The judge was admitted to the hospital Tuesday for a noninvasive heart procedure. County officials said the procedure was related to a recently detected arrhythmia.

It was back on March 1 when Judge Neal returned to the bench after recovering from a serious case of pneumonia, which he was admitted to the hospital for in January. He had been in the ICU for nearly a week and lost 20-percent of his ability to move.

Since then he has been back in the Commissioners Court while continuing to undergo physical therapy.

County officials said Neal is expected to recover from his surgery quickly. In fact, the judge expects to be back in the courts on Monday.

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