Texas Government Code

§ 53.001 — MANDATORY APPOINTMENTS

GV § 53.001Title 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH · Part D. JUDICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICIALS · Ch. 53. BAILIFFS · Art. A. BAILIFFS FOR CERTAIN COURTS

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(a)The judges of the 30th, 70th, 71st, 78th, 89th, and 161st district courts, the judges of the district courts having jurisdiction in Taylor County, the judges of the county courts at law of Taylor County, and the judge of the County Court of Harrison County shall each appoint a bailiff.

(b)A district or statutory county court judge in Nueces County shall appoint a bailiff.

(c)Each criminal district court in Tarrant County must have at least three bailiffs assigned regularly to the court. Each judge of a criminal district court in Tarrant County shall appoint two officers of the court to serve as bailiffs for his court.

(d)The judge of the 97th District Court shall appoint a bailiff for each county in the district. At the discretion of the judge, a bailiff may serve the court in more than one county of the district.

(e)The county sheriff shall appoint one bailiff for each district court in Tarrant County that gives preference to criminal cases and one bailiff for each criminal district court in Tarrant County in the same manner as authorized by law.

(f)The appointment of a bailiff under this chapter does not affect the requirement under general law that the county sheriff furnish a bailiff for each court.

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Legislative history

Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1352 (S.B. 1189), Sec. 1(d), eff. September 1, 2005. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 5 (S.B. 272), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 781 (H.B. 3972), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1342 (S.B. 1951), Sec. 20(a), eff. September 1, 2007. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 800 (H.B. 2310), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 912 (S.B. 1329), Sec. 6.01, eff. September 1, 2017. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 972 (S.B. 2174), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 467 (H.B. 4170), Sec. 21.001(20), eff. September 1, 2019. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 431 (H.B. 3104), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 431 (H.B. 3104), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2025.