Texas Government Code
§ 27.056 — CLERK
GV § 27.056Title 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH · Part A. COURTS · Ch. 27. JUSTICE COURTS · Art. C. CONDUCTING COURT AND INQUESTS
Statute text
View on source(a)Each justice of the peace may designate one or more persons to serve as clerk of the justice court.
(b)The clerk may administer oaths and affidavits and make certificates and affix the court's seal to those certificates.
(c)The clerk shall:
(1)maintain central docket records for all cases filed in the justice court;
(2)maintain an index of all court judgments for cases arising in the justice court; and
(3)perform the other duties required by law and assist the judge in handling matters before the court.
Legislative history
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 802, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 96, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.