Texas Government Code
§ 53.009 — COMPENSATION
GV § 53.009Title 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH · Part D. JUDICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICIALS · Ch. 53. BAILIFFS · Art. A. BAILIFFS FOR CERTAIN COURTS
Statute text
View on source(a)Each bailiff appointed by a judge of the 30th, 78th, 89th, or 355th district court, by a district judge in Potter, Randall, or Taylor County, or by a judge of a county court at law of Potter, Randall, or Taylor County is entitled to receive a salary set by the judge and approved by the commissioners court. The salary is paid out of the general fund of the county, except in Potter and Randall counties, where the salary shall be set by the commissioners court of each respective county.
(b)Each bailiff appointed by a judge of the 142nd, 238th, 318th, or 385th district court is entitled to receive from each county in which the court sits the amount of compensation set by the judge in an amount that does not exceed the salary of the chief deputy sheriff of the county. The judge shall give each commissioners court in the district written notification of the amount of compensation to be paid by the county.
(c)The bailiff appointed by the judge of the County Court of Harrison County is entitled to receive a salary set by the judge in an amount that does not exceed the salary of a deputy sheriff of the county. The salary is paid out of the general fund of the county.
(d)Repealed by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 431 (H.B. 3104), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2025.
(e)A bailiff is entitled to receive from the county in which he serves a salary set by the judge in an amount that does not exceed the salary of the chief deputy sheriff of the county. The judge shall give each commissioners court in the district written notification of the amount of compensation to be paid by the county. The salary is paid out of the general fund of the county.
(f)The bailiffs and grand jury bailiffs appointed by the judges of the district courts in Tarrant County that give preference to criminal cases and the bailiffs and grand jury bailiffs appointed by the judges of the criminal district courts in Tarrant County are entitled to receive from the county general fund a salary set in writing by the judge that is in the same pay grade as the salary of certified and noncertified peace officers who are appointed as bailiffs by the sheriff. The county shall administer the bailiff salary under salary administration guidelines.
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Legislative history
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 83 (S.B. 550), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 5 (S.B. 272), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2007. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 890 (S.B. 2554), Sec. 5, eff. June 19, 2009. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 912 (S.B. 1329), Sec. 6.06, eff. September 1, 2017. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 606 (S.B. 891), Sec. 7.06, eff. September 1, 2019. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 431 (H.B. 3104), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2025.