Texas Government Code

§ 54.737 — ADMINISTRATIVE RULES

GV § 54.737Title 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH · Part D. JUDICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICIALS · Ch. 54. MASTERS; MAGISTRATES; REFEREES; ASSOCIATE JUDGES · Art. J. EL PASO CRIMINAL LAW MAGISTRATE COURT

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(a)The El Paso Council of Judges by majority vote shall include in the local rules of administration adopted as provided by Subchapter D, Chapter 74, rules for the administration of the criminal law magistrate court.

(b)The rules may provide for:

(1)assignment and hearing of all criminal cases subject to the jurisdictional limitations of the criminal law magistrate court;

(2)designation of a particular judge of the criminal law magistrate court to be responsible for certain matters;

(3)fair and equitable division of caseloads of criminal cases of the judges of the council of judges and the criminal law magistrate court;

(4)limitations on the assignment of cases to the criminal law magistrate court;

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Legislative history

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1182 (S.B. 1139), Sec. 6.01(e), eff. September 1, 2015.