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The commissioners court of a county shall pay the premium for the insurance out of the general funds of the county. Acts , 87th Leg. This section does not affect local rules of administration adopted under Section A judge of a statutory county court shall assess the same fees as are prescribed by law relating to county judges' fees. The clerk of the court shall collect the fees and pay them into the county treasury on collection. A fee may not be paid to the judge. The court officials shall perform the duties and responsibilities of their offices and are entitled to the compensation, fees, and allowances prescribed by law for those offices.
The seal of each statutory county court is the same as that provided by law for a county court except that the seal must contain the name of the statutory county court as it appears in this chapter.
In any county with a population of more than ,, the judge of a county criminal court and the judge of a county court at law may hold court for or with one another. The county criminal court has the necessary civil jurisdiction to hold court for the county court at law. The judge of a statutory county court must:. Beginning on the first day of the state fiscal year, the state shall annually compensate each county in an amount equal to 60 percent of the state base salary paid to a district judge as set by the General Appropriations Act in accordance with Section Added by Acts , 72nd Leg.
Amended by Acts , 75th Leg. Added by Acts , 82nd Leg. June 7, The regular judge of a statutory county court shall diligently discharge the duties of the office on a full-time basis and may not engage in the private practice of law. Added by Acts , 74th Leg. Amended by Acts , 76th Leg. Added by Acts , 80th Leg. June 15, At the conclusion of those proceedings, the appointment terminates.
The county is not responsible for payment of attorney's fees to appointed counsel. Added by Acts , 81st Leg. A Section B Chapter , Health and Safety Code; or.
Added by Acts , 76th Leg. June 17, If the total amount deposited in the judicial fund by statutory probate courts in all counties exceeds that sum, the state shall remit the excess proportionately to each county that deposited a greater amount in the judicial fund by statutory probate court than the amount the county was paid under Section The presiding judge serves a four-year term from the date of qualification as the presiding judge.
The presiding judge is entitled to receive reasonable expenses incurred in administering those duties. The presiding judge shall place each county's payment of salary and other expenses in an administrative fund, from which the salary and other expenses are paid.
The salary shall be paid in equal monthly installments. A former or retired judge assigned to a county that does not have a statutory probate court shall be paid an amount equal to the daily compensation of a judge of a statutory probate court in the county where the assigned judge was last elected.
The assigned judge shall furnish the presiding judge, for certification, an accounting of those expenses with a statement of the number of days the judge served. The county in which the judge served shall pay the additional compensation from the county's general fund on certification by the presiding judge. On certification by the presiding judge, the judge's county of residence shall pay the expenses from the county's general fund. A the judge has not been publicly reprimanded or censured by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct; and.
Amended by Acts , 71st Leg. Acts , 81st Leg. Acts , 84th Leg. The obligees in all bonds and recognizances taken in and for the statutory probate court, and all witnesses summoned to appear in the statutory probate court, are required to appear before the court to which the cause of action is transferred as if originally required to appear before the court to which the transfer is made.
Renumbered from Government Code Sec. A statutory probate court judge's total annual salary includes any state or county contributions and supplements paid to the judge, other than contributions paid under Section For purposes of this subsection, the years of service of a statutory probate court judge include any years of service as an appellate court, district court, multicounty statutory county court, or statutory county court justice or judge.
The longevity pay is in addition to the judge's monthly salary. June 19, The county shall pay the salary in the same manner that other county employees are paid. One person shall serve as the court investigator for all statutory probate courts in the county unless the commissioners court has authorized additional investigators. The commissioners court may authorize additional court investigators if necessary.
Repealed by Acts , 74th Leg. Added by Acts , 73rd Leg. Amended by Acts , 74th Leg. One person shall serve as the public probate administrator for all statutory probate courts in the county unless the commissioners court has authorized additional public probate administrators. If the statutory probate court judges cannot, by a majority vote, determine which statutory probate court judge shall appoint and administer the office of the public probate administrator in that county, the chief presiding statutory probate court judge shall cast the tiebreaking vote to decide which statutory probate court judge shall appoint and administer the office of the public probate administrator in that county.
Added by Acts , 83rd Leg. The presiding judge:. A groundless and filed in bad faith or for the purpose of harassment; or. B clearly brought for unnecessary delay and without sufficient cause; and.
A if the judge serves a statutory probate court located in a county with only one statutory probate court, request that the presiding judge assign a judge under Section B subject to Subsection l , if the judge serves a statutory probate court located in a county with more than one statutory probate court, request that the presiding judge order the clerk who serves the statutory probate courts in that county to randomly reassign the case to a judge of one of the other statutory probate courts located in the county; and.
B subject to Subsection l , if the judge serves a statutory probate court located in a county with more than one statutory probate court, request that the presiding judge order the clerk who serves the statutory probate courts in that county to randomly reassign the case to a judge of one of the other statutory probate courts; and. The presiding judge of the administrative judicial district or the judge assigned to hear the motion for recusal may approve a motion for sanctions authorized by Rule Added by Acts , 75th Leg.
The term includes any third or subsequent motion filed in the case by the same party, regardless of whether that motion is filed against a different judge than the judge or judges against whom the previous motions for recusal or disqualification were filed.
The party making the motion and the attorney for the party are jointly and severally liable for the award of fees and costs. The fees and costs must be paid before the 31st day after the date the order denying the tertiary recusal motion is rendered unless the order is properly superseded. It may issue writs of habeas corpus in cases in which the offense charged is within the jurisdiction of the court or any court of inferior jurisdiction in the county. The drawing of jury panels, selection of jurors, and practice in the statutory probate courts must conform to that prescribed by law for county courts, except that practice, procedure, rules of evidence, issuance of process and writs, juries, including the number of jurors provided the parties to a proceeding may agree to try a particular case with fewer than 12 jurors, and all other matters pertaining to the conduct of trials and hearings in the statutory probate courts involving those matters of concurrent jurisdiction with district courts are governed by the laws and rules pertaining to district courts.
A judge of a statutory probate court shall assess the same fees as are prescribed by law relating to county judges' fees.
The county clerk shall serve as clerk of each statutory probate court. The seal of each statutory probate court is the same as that provided by law for a county court except that the seal must contain the name of the statutory probate court as it appears in this chapter. The judge of a statutory probate court must:. The regular judge of a statutory probate court shall diligently discharge the duties of the office on a full-time basis and may not engage in the private practice of law.
Renumbered from Sec. A probate matters and proceedings, including will contests;. The judge is entitled to travel expenses and necessary office expenses, including administrative and clerical assistance, in the same manner as the county judge. Appeals in all criminal cases are to the court of appeals as provided for appeals from county courts.
All cases appealed from the justice courts and other inferior courts in Anderson County must be made directly to a county court at law, unless otherwise provided by law. Amended by Acts , 70th Leg. May 31, Renumbered from Acts , 77th Leg. Angelina County has the following statutory county courts:. The salary shall be paid out of the county treasury on order of the commissioners court.
The district clerk shall establish a separate docket for a county court at law. The commissioners court shall provide the deputy clerks, bailiffs, and other personnel necessary to operate a county court at law.
Added by Acts , 77th Leg. June 13, Amended by Acts , 78th Leg. A district judge's or statutory county court judge's total annual salary does not include contributions and supplements paid by a county. The county clerk shall serve as clerk of a county court at law in all other matters. Each clerk shall establish a separate docket for a county court at law. The salary shall be paid by the county treasurer on order of the commissioners court. The judge is entitled to travel expenses and necessary office expenses including administrative and clerical personnel, in the same manner as is allowed the county judge.
The commissioners court may employ the assistant district attorneys, deputy sheriffs, and bailiffs necessary to serve a county court at law. June 14, June 14, ; Acts , 72nd Leg. The judge is entitled to travel expenses and necessary office expenses, including administrative and clerical help, in the same manner as the county judge.
This subsection does not affect the right of appeal to a county court at law from a justice court where the right of appeal to the county court exists by law. Bell County has the following statutory county courts:. The compensation shall be paid out of the county's general fund or officers' salary fund.
Before raising a salary the commissioners court must publish notice containing information of the salaries affected and the amount of the proposed raise in a newspaper of general circulation in the county. The commissioners court may raise the salaries of the county court at law judges only after 10 days' notice and only at a regular meeting of the commissioners court.
The county clerk shall appoint a deputy clerk for each county court at law. A deputy clerk must take the constitutional oath of office and may be required to furnish bond in an amount, conditioned and payable, as required by the county clerk. A deputy clerk must attend all sessions of the court to which the deputy clerk is assigned. A deputy clerk acts in the name of the county clerk and may perform any official act or service required of the county clerk and shall perform any other service required by the judge of a county court at law.
The deputy clerks may act for one another in performing services for the county courts at law, but a deputy is not entitled to receive additional compensation for acting for another deputy. If a vacancy occurs, the county clerk shall immediately appoint another deputy clerk as provided by this subsection. Probate Courts Nos. According to Article 5, Section 15 of the Texas Constitution, a judge in a county court "shall be well informed in the law of the state.
The statutory courts also have one judge per court, elected to serve a four-year term by a partisan countywide election. County commissioners fill vacancies by appointment. A statutory county court judge must be at least 25 years old and a resident of the county for at least two years prior to election. In addition, a statutory county court judge must be a licensed attorney who has practiced law or served as a judge for at least four years prior to election as a statutory county court.
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Election date November 7, Topic State judiciary. Status Not on the ballot. Type Constitutional amendment. Origin State legislature. The constitutional amendment changing the eligibility requirements for a justice of the supreme court, a judge of the court of criminal appeals, a justice of a court of appeals, and a district judge. Suggest a link.
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