Texas Government Code

§ 30.00007 — PRESIDING JUDGE

GV § 30.00007Title 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH · Part A. COURTS · Ch. 30. MUNICIPAL COURTS OF RECORD · Art. A. GENERAL LAW FOR MUNICIPAL COURTS OF RECORD

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(a)If there is more than one municipal judge in the municipality, the governing body of the municipality shall appoint one of the judges as the presiding judge.

(b)The presiding judge shall:

(1)maintain a central docket for cases filed within the territorial limits of the municipality over which the municipal courts of record have jurisdiction;

(2)provide for the distribution of cases from the central docket to the individual municipal judges to equalize the distribution of business in the courts;

(3)request the jurors needed for cases that are set for trial by jury;

(4)temporarily assign judges or substitute judges to exchange benches and to act for each other in a proceeding pending in a court if necessary for the expeditious disposition of business in the courts;

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Legislative history

Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 190 (S.B. 42), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2017. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 7 (H.B. 16), Sec. 3.02, eff. December 4, 2025.