Texas Government Code

§ 29.007 — MUNICIPAL COURT PANELS OR DIVISIONS; TEMPORARY JUDGES

GV § 29.007Title 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH · Part A. COURTS · Ch. 29. MUNICIPAL COURTS · Art. A. GENERAL PROVISIONS

Statute text

(a)A home-rule city by charter or by ordinance may divide the municipal court into two or more panels or divisions, one of which shall be presided over by a presiding judge. Each additional panel or division shall be presided over by an associate judge, who is a magistrate with the same powers as the presiding judge.

(b)The panels or divisions may hold concurrent or continuous sessions either day or night.

(c)Each panel or division may exercise municipal court jurisdiction and has concurrent jurisdiction with the other panels or divisions.

(d)Except as otherwise provided by the charter, the municipality by ordinance may establish:

(1)the qualifications for appointment as a judge;

(2)the ability of a judge to transfer cases, exchange benches, and preside over any of the panels or divisions;

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Legislative history

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.