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Subchapter A. Bailiffs for Certain Courts
Section 53.001. Mandatory Appointments - Sec. 53.001. MANDATORY APPOINTMENTS. (a) The judges of the 30th,...
Section 53.002. Permissive Appointments - Sec. 53.002. PERMISSIVE APPOINTMENTS. (a) The judges of the 34th,...
Section 53.003. Evidence of Appointment; Notification - Sec. 53.003. EVIDENCE OF APPOINTMENT; NOTIFICATION. (a) An order signed...
Section 53.004. Qualifications - Sec. 53.004. QUALIFICATIONS. (a) A bailiff in the 34th or...
Section 53.005. Term of Office - Sec. 53.005. TERM OF OFFICE. A bailiff or grand jury...
Section 53.006. Duties - Sec. 53.006. DUTIES. (a) A bailiff or grand jury bailiff...
Section 53.007. Bailiff Deputized - Sec. 53.007. BAILIFF DEPUTIZED. (a) This section applies to: (1)...
Section 53.0071. Bailiff as Peace Officer - Sec. 53.0071. BAILIFF AS PEACE OFFICER. Unless the appointing judge...
Section 53.008. Oath - Sec. 53.008. OATH. The bailiffs of the 34th, 70th, 86th,...
Section 53.009. Compensation - Sec. 53.009. COMPENSATION. (a) Each bailiff appointed by a judge...
Section 53.0091. Compensation in El Paso County - Sec. 53.0091. COMPENSATION IN EL PASO COUNTY. (a) Each bailiff...
Subchapter B. Bailiff to Act as Interpreter
Section 53.021. Special Provision: Bailiff to Act as Interpreter - Sec. 53.021. SPECIAL PROVISION: BAILIFF TO ACT AS INTERPRETER. (a)...
Subchapter C. Bailiffs in Bexar County
Section 53.031. Appointments - Sec. 53.031. APPOINTMENTS. (a) The Bexar County sheriff shall appoint...
Section 53.032. Oath - Sec. 53.032. OATH. Before assuming the duties of office, each...
Section 53.033. Bond - Sec. 53.033. BOND. The sheriff may require a bailiff to...
Section 53.034. Powers - Sec. 53.034. POWERS. A bailiff appointed under this subchapter has...
Section 53.035. Duties - Sec. 53.035. DUTIES. (a) A bailiff acts in the name...
Section 53.036. Term of Office; Vacancy - Sec. 53.036. TERM OF OFFICE; VACANCY. (a) A bailiff serves...
Section 53.037. Acting for Another Bailiff - Sec. 53.037. ACTING FOR ANOTHER BAILIFF. The bailiffs may act...
Section 53.038. Salary - Sec. 53.038. SALARY. The sheriff shall fix the annual salary...
Section 53.039. Additional Deputies - Sec. 53.039. ADDITIONAL DEPUTIES. This subchapter does not prevent the...
Subchapter D. Bailiffs for Family District Courts in Harris County
Section 53.051. Office of Bailiff - Sec. 53.051. OFFICE OF BAILIFF. The judges of the 245th,...
Section 53.052. Appointment - Sec. 53.052. APPOINTMENT. An order signed by the appointing judge...
Section 53.053. Qualifications - Sec. 53.053. QUALIFICATIONS. A bailiff must be a citizen of...
Section 53.054. Bailiff as Deputy - Sec. 53.054. BAILIFF AS DEPUTY. On written notice of the...
Section 53.055. Oath - Sec. 53.055. OATH. The following oath must be administered by...
Section 53.056. Term of Office - Sec. 53.056. TERM OF OFFICE. The bailiff holds office at...
Section 53.057. Duties - Sec. 53.057. DUTIES. A bailiff shall perform the duties imposed...
Section 53.058. Compensation - Sec. 53.058. COMPENSATION. The bailiff shall be compensated out of...
Subchapter E. Grand Jury Bailiffs in Certain Counties
Section 53.071. Grand Jury Bailiffs in Counties of 250,000 or More - Sec. 53.071. GRAND JURY BAILIFFS IN COUNTIES OF 250,000 OR...
Section 53.072. Grand Jury Bailiffs in Galveston County - Sec. 53.072. GRAND JURY BAILIFFS IN GALVESTON COUNTY. The judge...
Subchapter F. Appellate Court Peace Officers
Section 53.091. Employment - Sec. 53.091. EMPLOYMENT. (a) The supreme court, the court of...
Section 53.092. Powers and Duties - Sec. 53.092. POWERS AND DUTIES. Any peace officer commissioned under...
Subchapter G. Bailiffs for County Courts at Law
Section 53.101. Assignment of Bailiff - Sec. 53.101. ASSIGNMENT OF BAILIFF. At least one bailiff shall...
Section 53.102. Office of Bailiff; Appointment - Sec. 53.102. OFFICE OF BAILIFF; APPOINTMENT. (a) The judge of...
Section 53.103. Term of Office - Sec. 53.103. TERM OF OFFICE. The bailiff holds office at...
Section 53.104. Duties - Sec. 53.104. DUTIES. A bailiff shall perform the duties imposed...
Section 53.105. Assignment of Bailiff by Sheriff - Sec. 53.105. ASSIGNMENT OF BAILIFF BY SHERIFF. (a) If the...
Section 53.106. Compensation - Sec. 53.106. COMPENSATION. A bailiff appointed by the judge of...
Subchapter H. Bailiffs for Family District Courts in Tarrant County
Section 53.121. Office of Bailiff - Sec. 53.121. OFFICE OF BAILIFF. The judges of the 231st,...
Section 53.122. Appointment - Sec. 53.122. APPOINTMENT. An order signed by the appointing judge...
Section 53.123. Qualifications - Sec. 53.123. QUALIFICATIONS. A bailiff must be a citizen of...
Section 53.124. Bailiff as Deputy - Sec. 53.124. BAILIFF AS DEPUTY. On written notice of the...
Section 53.125. Oath - Sec. 53.125. OATH. The following oath must be administered by...
Section 53.126. Term of Office - Sec. 53.126. TERM OF OFFICE. The bailiff holds office at...
Section 53.127. Duties - Sec. 53.127. DUTIES. A bailiff shall perform the duties imposed...
Section 53.128. Compensation - Sec. 53.128. COMPENSATION. The bailiff shall be compensated out of...