Texas Government Code
§ 53.002 — PERMISSIVE APPOINTMENTS
GV § 53.002Title 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH · Part D. JUDICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICIALS · Ch. 53. BAILIFFS · Art. A. BAILIFFS FOR CERTAIN COURTS
Statute text
View on source(a)The judges of the 34th, 86th, 130th, 142nd, 238th, 318th, 355th, and 385th district courts may each appoint a bailiff.
(b)The judge of the 43rd District Court and the judge of the 415th District Court may each appoint one or more bailiffs that the judge believes are necessary for the efficient administration of the judge's court.
(c)The judges of the district courts, including family district courts, having jurisdiction in El Paso County and the judges of the county courts at law in El Paso County may each appoint a person to serve the court as bailiff. A bailiff for a district court that is composed of more than one county serves the court in each county of the district.
(d)The judges of the 15th, 59th, and 397th district courts and the judges of the statutory county courts in Grayson County may each appoint a bailiff.
(e)The judges of the district courts in Tom Green County may each appoint a bailiff. A bailiff for a district court that is composed of more than one county may, at the discretion of the judge, serve the court in each county of the district.
(f)The judges of the 12th, 106th, 229th, 258th, 278th, 381st, and 411th district courts may each appoint a bailiff. At the discretion of the judge, a bailiff may serve the court in each county of the district.
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Legislative history
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 4 (S.B. 234), Sec. 1, eff. April 27, 2005. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1352 (S.B. 1189), Sec. 3(b), eff. September 1, 2005. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 211 (H.B. 632), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 890 (S.B. 2554), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 800 (H.B. 2310), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2011. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 905 (H.B. 1193), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 469 (H.B. 4173), Sec. 2.39, eff. January 1, 2021. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 606 (S.B. 891), Sec. 7.04, eff. September 1, 2019.