Texas Statutes
Subtitle D - Judicial Personnel and Officials
Chapter 54 - Masters; Magistrates; Referees; Associate Judges

Subchapter B. Bell County Truancy Masters

Section 54.101. Appointment - Sec. 54.101. APPOINTMENT. (a) The Commissioners Court of Bell County...

Section 54.102. Jurisdiction - Sec. 54.102. JURISDICTION. A master appointed under this subchapter has...

Section 54.103. Powers and Duties - Sec. 54.103. POWERS AND DUTIES. (a) The Commissioners Court of...

Section 54.104. Judicial Immunity - Sec. 54.104. JUDICIAL IMMUNITY. A master has the same judicial...

Section 54.105. Training - Sec. 54.105. TRAINING. A master appointed under this subchapter must...

Section 54.106. Failure to Comply With Summons or Order - Sec. 54.106. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH SUMMONS OR ORDER. If...

Section 54.107. Witnesses - Sec. 54.107. WITNESSES. (a) A witness appearing before a master...

Subchapter D. Criminal Law Magistrates in Dallas County

Section 54.301. Appointment - Sec. 54.301. APPOINTMENT. (a) Each judge of a district court...

Section 54.302. Qualifications - Sec. 54.302. QUALIFICATIONS. To be eligible for appointment as a...

Section 54.303. Compensation - Sec. 54.303. COMPENSATION. (a) A magistrate is entitled to the...

Section 54.304. Judicial Immunity - Sec. 54.304. JUDICIAL IMMUNITY. A magistrate has the same judicial...

Section 54.305. Termination of Services - Sec. 54.305. TERMINATION OF SERVICES. (a) A magistrate who serves...

Section 54.306. Proceeding That May Be Referred - Sec. 54.306. PROCEEDING THAT MAY BE REFERRED. (a) A judge...

Section 54.307. Order of Referral - Sec. 54.307. ORDER OF REFERRAL. (a) To refer one or...

Section 54.308. Powers - Sec. 54.308. POWERS. (a) Except as limited by an order...

Section 54.309. Court Reporter - Sec. 54.309. COURT REPORTER. At the request of a party...

Section 54.310. Witness - Sec. 54.310. WITNESS. (a) A witness who appears before a...

Section 54.311. Papers Transmitted to Judge - Sec. 54.311. PAPERS TRANSMITTED TO JUDGE. At the conclusion of...

Section 54.312. Judicial Action - Sec. 54.312. JUDICIAL ACTION. (a) A referring court may modify,...

Subchapter H. Criminal Law Magistrates in Tarrant County

Section 54.651. Appointment - Sec. 54.651. APPOINTMENT. (a) The judges of the district courts...

Section 54.652. Qualifications - Sec. 54.652. QUALIFICATIONS. To be eligible for appointment as a...

Section 54.653. Compensation - Sec. 54.653. COMPENSATION. (a) A full-time magistrate is entitled to...

Section 54.654. Judicial Immunity - Sec. 54.654. JUDICIAL IMMUNITY. A magistrate has the same judicial...

Section 54.655. Termination of Services - Sec. 54.655. TERMINATION OF SERVICES. (a) A magistrate who serves...

Section 54.656. Proceeding That May Be Referred - Sec. 54.656. PROCEEDING THAT MAY BE REFERRED. (a) A judge...

Section 54.657. Order of Referral - Sec. 54.657. ORDER OF REFERRAL. (a) To refer one or...

Section 54.658. Powers - Sec. 54.658. POWERS. (a) Except as limited by an order...

Section 54.659. Court Reporter - Sec. 54.659. COURT REPORTER. At the request of a party...

Section 54.660. Witness - Sec. 54.660. WITNESS. (a) A witness who appears before a...

Section 54.661. Papers Transmitted to Judge - Sec. 54.661. PAPERS TRANSMITTED TO JUDGE. At the conclusion of...

Section 54.662. Judicial Action - Sec. 54.662. JUDICIAL ACTION. (a) A referring court may modify,...

Subchapter J. El Paso Criminal Law Magistrate Court

Section 54.731. Short Title - Sec. 54.731. SHORT TITLE. This subchapter may be cited as...

Section 54.732. Creation - Sec. 54.732. CREATION. The El Paso Criminal Law Magistrate Court...

Section 54.733. Jurisdiction - Sec. 54.733. JURISDICTION. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b),...

Section 54.734. Term of Court - Sec. 54.734. TERM OF COURT. The criminal law magistrate court...

Section 54.735. Powers and Duties - Sec. 54.735. POWERS AND DUTIES. (a) The criminal law magistrate...

Section 54.736. Council of Judges - Sec. 54.736. COUNCIL OF JUDGES. (a) The El Paso Council...

Section 54.737. Administrative Rules - Sec. 54.737. ADMINISTRATIVE RULES. (a) The El Paso Council of...

Section 54.738. Transfer and Assignment of Cases - Sec. 54.738. TRANSFER AND ASSIGNMENT OF CASES. (a) Except as...

Section 54.739. Order of Assignment - Sec. 54.739. ORDER OF ASSIGNMENT. (a) Cases may be assigned...

Section 54.740. Effect of Transfer - Sec. 54.740. EFFECT OF TRANSFER. When a case is transferred...

Section 54.741. Forfeitures - Sec. 54.741. FORFEITURES. Bail bonds and personal bonds may be...

Section 54.742. Costs - Sec. 54.742. COSTS. (a) When the district clerk is the...

Section 54.743. Objection to Judge - Sec. 54.743. OBJECTION TO JUDGE. (a) If after indictment, the...

Section 54.744. Judges on El Paso Council of Judges - Sec. 54.744. JUDGES ON EL PASO COUNCIL OF JUDGES. Unless...

Section 54.745. Pretrial Diversion - Sec. 54.745. PRETRIAL DIVERSION. (a) As a condition for a...

Section 54.746. Jurisdiction of Judges on El Paso Council of Judges - Sec. 54.746. JURISDICTION OF JUDGES ON EL PASO COUNCIL OF...

Section 54.747. Judge - Sec. 54.747. JUDGE. (a) The criminal law magistrate court is...

Section 54.748. Oath of Office - Sec. 54.748. OATH OF OFFICE. The judges of the criminal...

Section 54.749. Judicial Immunity - Sec. 54.749. JUDICIAL IMMUNITY. The judges of the criminal law...

Section 54.750. Exchange of Benches - Sec. 54.750. EXCHANGE OF BENCHES. (a) The judges of the...

Section 54.751. Special Judge - Sec. 54.751. SPECIAL JUDGE. (a) If a full-time compensated judge...

Section 54.753. Clerk - Sec. 54.753. CLERK. (a) The district clerk serves as clerk...

Section 54.754. Sheriff - Sec. 54.754. SHERIFF. (a) The county sheriff, either in person...

Section 54.755. Court Reporter - Sec. 54.755. COURT REPORTER. Each judge of the criminal law...

Section 54.756. Family Law Master - Sec. 54.756. FAMILY LAW MASTER. (a) An El Paso family...

Section 54.757. Judge of Criminal Law Magistrate Court - Sec. 54.757. JUDGE OF CRIMINAL LAW MAGISTRATE COURT. (a) A...

Section 54.758. Magistrates May Be Appointed - Sec. 54.758. MAGISTRATES MAY BE APPOINTED. (a) Any magistrate in...

Section 54.759. Location of Court - Sec. 54.759. LOCATION OF COURT. (a) The criminal law magistrate...

Section 54.760. Court Seal - Sec. 54.760. COURT SEAL. The seal of the criminal law...

Section 54.761. Inactive Court - Sec. 54.761. INACTIVE COURT. (a) If in the opinion of...

Section 54.762. Jurisdiction Not Diminished - Sec. 54.762. JURISDICTION NOT DIMINISHED. This subchapter does not diminish...

Section 54.763. Transfer Under Code of Criminal Procedure - Sec. 54.763. TRANSFER UNDER CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE. This subchapter...

Subchapter K. Juvenile Court Masters in Harris County

Section 54.801. Appointment - Sec. 54.801. APPOINTMENT. (a) A majority of the judges of...

Section 54.802. Qualifications - Sec. 54.802. QUALIFICATIONS. A master must: (1) be a citizen...

Section 54.803. Order of Appointment - Sec. 54.803. ORDER OF APPOINTMENT. The order appointing a master...

Section 54.804. Compensation - Sec. 54.804. COMPENSATION. The commissioners court shall set the compensation...

Section 54.805. Judicial Immunity - Sec. 54.805. JUDICIAL IMMUNITY. A master appointed under this subchapter...

Section 54.806. Termination of Employment - Sec. 54.806. TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT. (a) A master who serves...

Section 54.807. Withdrawal of Appointment for a Particular Court - Sec. 54.807. WITHDRAWAL OF APPOINTMENT FOR A PARTICULAR COURT. The...

Section 54.808. Cases That May Be Referred - Sec. 54.808. CASES THAT MAY BE REFERRED. A judge may...

Section 54.809. Method of Referral - Sec. 54.809. METHOD OF REFERRAL. A case may be referred...

Section 54.810. Powers - Sec. 54.810. POWERS. (a) An order of referral may limit...

Section 54.811. Effect on Temporary Restraining Order - Sec. 54.811. EFFECT ON TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER. (a) The referral...

Section 54.812. Jury - Sec. 54.812. JURY. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b),...

Section 54.813. Court Reporter - Sec. 54.813. COURT REPORTER. (a) A court reporter must be...

Section 54.814. Failure to Comply With Summons or Order - Sec. 54.814. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH SUMMONS OR ORDER. If...

Section 54.815. Witnesses - Sec. 54.815. WITNESSES. (a) A witness appearing before a master...

Section 54.816. Return to Referring Court; Findings - Sec. 54.816. RETURN TO REFERRING COURT; FINDINGS. After a hearing...

Section 54.817. Court Action on Report - Sec. 54.817. COURT ACTION ON REPORT. (a) After the court...

Section 54.818. Decree or Judgment - Sec. 54.818. DECREE OR JUDGMENT. The finding and recommendations become...

Section 54.819. Masters in Chancery - Sec. 54.819. MASTERS IN CHANCERY. This subchapter does not prohibit...

Section 54.820. Referees - Sec. 54.820. REFEREES. (a) A master appointed under this subchapter...

Subchapter L. Criminal Law Hearing Officers in Certain Counties

Section 54.851. Application - Sec. 54.851. APPLICATION. This subchapter applies only to counties with...

Section 54.852. Appointment - Sec. 54.852. APPOINTMENT. (a) A board composed of three judges...

Section 54.853. Qualifications - Sec. 54.853. QUALIFICATIONS. To be eligible for appointment as a...

Section 54.854. Compensation - Sec. 54.854. COMPENSATION. (a) Each criminal law hearing officer is...

Section 54.855. Oath - Sec. 54.855. OATH. A criminal law hearing officer must take...

Section 54.856. Criminal Jurisdiction - Sec. 54.856. CRIMINAL JURISDICTION. (a) A criminal law hearing officer...

Section 54.857. Mental Health Jurisdiction - Sec. 54.857. MENTAL HEALTH JURISDICTION. The judges appointing a criminal...

Section 54.858. Duties and Powers - Sec. 54.858. DUTIES AND POWERS. (a) A criminal law hearing...

Section 54.859. Judicial Immunity - Sec. 54.859. JUDICIAL IMMUNITY. A criminal law hearing officer has...

Section 54.860. Sheriff - Sec. 54.860. SHERIFF. On request of a criminal law hearing...

Section 54.861. Clerk - Sec. 54.861. CLERK. The district clerk shall perform the statutory...

Subchapter M. Magistrates in Lubbock County

Section 54.871. Appointment - Sec. 54.871. APPOINTMENT. (a) The judges of the district courts...

Section 54.872. Qualifications - Sec. 54.872. QUALIFICATIONS. To be eligible for appointment as a...

Section 54.873. Compensation - Sec. 54.873. COMPENSATION. (a) A magistrate is entitled to the...

Section 54.874. Judicial Immunity - Sec. 54.874. JUDICIAL IMMUNITY. A magistrate has the same judicial...

Section 54.875. Termination of Services - Sec. 54.875. TERMINATION OF SERVICES. (a) A magistrate who serves...

Section 54.876. Proceeding That May Be Referred - Sec. 54.876. PROCEEDING THAT MAY BE REFERRED. (a) A district...

Section 54.877. Order of Referral - Sec. 54.877. ORDER OF REFERRAL. (a) To refer one or...

Section 54.878. Powers - Sec. 54.878. POWERS. (a) Except as limited by an order...

Section 54.879. Court Reporter - Sec. 54.879. COURT REPORTER. At the request of a party,...

Section 54.880. Witness - Sec. 54.880. WITNESS. (a) A witness who appears before a...

Section 54.881. Papers Transmitted to Judge - Sec. 54.881. PAPERS TRANSMITTED TO JUDGE. At the conclusion of...

Section 54.882. Judicial Action - Sec. 54.882. JUDICIAL ACTION. (a) A referring court may modify,...

Section 54.884. Magistrates - Sec. 54.884. MAGISTRATES. (a) If a magistrate appointed under this...

Section 54.885. Clerk - Sec. 54.885. CLERK. The clerk of a district court or...

Subchapter N. Criminal Law Magistrates in Bexar County

Section 54.901. Appointment - Sec. 54.901. APPOINTMENT. (a) The judges of the district courts...

Section 54.902. Qualifications - Sec. 54.902. QUALIFICATIONS. To be eligible for appointment as a...

Section 54.903. Compensation - Sec. 54.903. COMPENSATION. (a) A magistrate is entitled to the...

Section 54.904. Judicial Immunity - Sec. 54.904. JUDICIAL IMMUNITY. A magistrate has the same judicial...

Section 54.905. Termination of Services - Sec. 54.905. TERMINATION OF SERVICES. (a) A magistrate who serves...

Section 54.906. Proceeding That May Be Referred - Sec. 54.906. PROCEEDING THAT MAY BE REFERRED. (a) A judge...

Section 54.907. Order of Referral - Sec. 54.907. ORDER OF REFERRAL. (a) To refer one or...

Section 54.908. Powers - Sec. 54.908. POWERS. (a) Except as limited by an order...

Section 54.909. Court Reporter - Sec. 54.909. COURT REPORTER. At the request of a party,...

Section 54.910. Witness - Sec. 54.910. WITNESS. (a) A witness who appears before a...

Section 54.911. Papers Transmitted to Judge - Sec. 54.911. PAPERS TRANSMITTED TO JUDGE. At the conclusion of...

Section 54.912. Judicial Action - Sec. 54.912. JUDICIAL ACTION. (a) A referring court may modify,...

Subchapter Q. Criminal Law Magistrates in Travis County

Section 54.970. Application - Sec. 54.970. APPLICATION. This subchapter applies to the district courts...

Section 54.971. Appointment - Sec. 54.971. APPOINTMENT. (a) The Commissioners Court of Travis County...

Section 54.972. Qualifications - Sec. 54.972. QUALIFICATIONS. A magistrate must: (1) be a resident...

Section 54.973. Compensation - Sec. 54.973. COMPENSATION. (a) A magistrate is entitled to the...

Section 54.974. Judicial Immunity - Sec. 54.974. JUDICIAL IMMUNITY. A magistrate has the same judicial...

Section 54.975. Termination of Services - Sec. 54.975. TERMINATION OF SERVICES. (a) A magistrate who serves...

Section 54.976. Proceedings That May Be Referred - Sec. 54.976. PROCEEDINGS THAT MAY BE REFERRED. (a) A judge...

Section 54.977. Order of Referral - Sec. 54.977. ORDER OF REFERRAL. (a) To refer one or...

Section 54.978. Powers - Sec. 54.978. POWERS. (a) Except as limited by an order...

Section 54.979. Record of Proceedings - Sec. 54.979. RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS. At the request of a...

Section 54.980. Witness - Sec. 54.980. WITNESS. (a) A witness who appears before a...

Section 54.981. Papers Transmitted to the Judge - Sec. 54.981. PAPERS TRANSMITTED TO THE JUDGE. (a) At the...

Section 54.982. Judicial Action - Sec. 54.982. JUDICIAL ACTION. (a) A referring court may modify,...

Section 54.984. Criminal Law Magistrates - Sec. 54.984. CRIMINAL LAW MAGISTRATES. (a) If a criminal law...

Subchapter R. Criminal Law Magistrates in Webb County

Section 54.991. Appointment - Sec. 54.991. APPOINTMENT. (a) The judges of the district courts...

Section 54.992. Qualifications - Sec. 54.992. QUALIFICATIONS. A magistrate must be a resident of...

Section 54.993. Compensation - Sec. 54.993. COMPENSATION. A magistrate is entitled to the salary...

Section 54.994. Judicial Immunity - Sec. 54.994. JUDICIAL IMMUNITY. A magistrate has the same judicial...

Section 54.995. Order of Referral - Sec. 54.995. ORDER OF REFERRAL. (a) To refer one or...

Section 54.996. Powers - Sec. 54.996. POWERS. (a) A judge may refer to a...

Section 54.997. Return to Referring Court; Findings - Sec. 54.997. RETURN TO REFERRING COURT; FINDINGS. After a hearing...

Section 54.998. Judicial Action - Sec. 54.998. JUDICIAL ACTION. (a) A referring court may modify,...

Subchapter W. Magistrates in Certain County Courts

Section 54.1171. Application of Subchapter - Sec. 54.1171. APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter applies to a...

Section 54.1172. Appointment - Sec. 54.1172. APPOINTMENT. (a) The county judge may appoint one...

Section 54.1173. Qualifications - Sec. 54.1173. QUALIFICATIONS. A magistrate must: (1) be a citizen...

Section 54.1174. Compensation - Sec. 54.1174. COMPENSATION. A magistrate is entitled to the compensation...

Section 54.1175. Powers - Sec. 54.1175. POWERS. Except as limited by an order of...

Section 54.1176. Papers Transmitted to Judge - Sec. 54.1176. PAPERS TRANSMITTED TO JUDGE. (a) At the conclusion...

Section 54.1177. Judicial Immunity - Sec. 54.1177. JUDICIAL IMMUNITY. A magistrate appointed under this subchapter...

Subchapter Y. Magistrates in Comal County

Section 54.1231. Authorization; Appointment; Elimination - Sec. 54.1231. AUTHORIZATION; APPOINTMENT; ELIMINATION. (a) The Commissioners Court of...

Section 54.1232. Qualifications; Oath of Office - Sec. 54.1232. QUALIFICATIONS; OATH OF OFFICE. (a) To be eligible...

Section 54.1233. Compensation - Sec. 54.1233. COMPENSATION. (a) A magistrate is entitled to the...

Section 54.1234. Judicial Immunity - Sec. 54.1234. JUDICIAL IMMUNITY. A magistrate has the same judicial...

Section 54.1235. Termination of Employment - Sec. 54.1235. TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT. (a) A magistrate may be...

Section 54.1236. Jurisdiction; Responsibility; Powers - Sec. 54.1236. JURISDICTION; RESPONSIBILITY; POWERS. (a) The judges of the...

Section 54.1237. Personnel, Equipment, and Office Space - Sec. 54.1237. PERSONNEL, EQUIPMENT, AND OFFICE SPACE. The Commissioners Court...

Subchapter BB. Criminal Law Hearing Officers in Cameron County

Section 54.1351. Application of Subchapter - Sec. 54.1351. APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter applies to Cameron...

Section 54.1352. Appointment - Sec. 54.1352. APPOINTMENT. (a) A majority of the members of...

Section 54.1353. Qualifications - Sec. 54.1353. QUALIFICATIONS. To be eligible for appointment as a...

Section 54.1354. Compensation - Sec. 54.1354. COMPENSATION. (a) A criminal law hearing officer is...

Section 54.1355. Oath - Sec. 54.1355. OATH. A criminal law hearing officer must take...

Section 54.1356. Criminal Jurisdiction - Sec. 54.1356. CRIMINAL JURISDICTION. (a) A criminal law hearing officer...

Section 54.1357. Mental Health Jurisdiction - Sec. 54.1357. MENTAL HEALTH JURISDICTION. The judges of the statutory...

Section 54.1358. Duties and Powers - Sec. 54.1358. DUTIES AND POWERS. (a) A criminal law hearing...

Section 54.1359. Judicial Immunity - Sec. 54.1359. JUDICIAL IMMUNITY. A criminal law hearing officer has...

Section 54.1360. Sheriff - Sec. 54.1360. SHERIFF. On request of a criminal law hearing...

Section 54.1361. Clerk - Sec. 54.1361. CLERK. The district clerk shall perform the statutory...

Section 54.1362. Proceedings That May Be Referred - Sec. 54.1362. PROCEEDINGS THAT MAY BE REFERRED. A district judge...

Subchapter DD. Burnet County Criminal Magistrates

Section 54.1501. Appointment - Sec. 54.1501. APPOINTMENT. (a) The Commissioners Court of Burnet County...

Section 54.1502. Jurisdiction - Sec. 54.1502. JURISDICTION. A magistrate has concurrent criminal jurisdiction with:...

Section 54.1503. Powers and Duties - Sec. 54.1503. POWERS AND DUTIES. (a) The Commissioners Court of...

Section 54.1504. Judicial Immunity - Sec. 54.1504. JUDICIAL IMMUNITY. A magistrate has the same judicial...

Section 54.1505. Witnesses - Sec. 54.1505. WITNESSES. (a) A witness who is sworn and...

Subchapter GG. Magistrates for Drug Court Programs

Section 54.1801. Definition - Sec. 54.1801. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "drug court" or "drug...

Section 54.1802. Applicability of Subchapter - Sec. 54.1802. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter applies to each...

Section 54.1803. Appointment - Sec. 54.1803. APPOINTMENT. (a) The judges of the district courts...

Section 54.1804. Qualifications - Sec. 54.1804. QUALIFICATIONS. A magistrate must: (1) be a resident...

Section 54.1805. Compensation - Sec. 54.1805. COMPENSATION. A magistrate is entitled to the salary...

Section 54.1806. Judicial Immunity - Sec. 54.1806. JUDICIAL IMMUNITY. A magistrate has the same judicial...

Section 54.1807. Proceedings That May Be Referred - Sec. 54.1807. PROCEEDINGS THAT MAY BE REFERRED. (a) A district...

Section 54.1808. Order of Referral - Sec. 54.1808. ORDER OF REFERRAL. (a) To refer one or...

Section 54.1809. Powers - Sec. 54.1809. POWERS. Except as limited by an order of...

Subchapter HH. Brazoria County Criminal Magistrates

Section 54.1851. Appointment - Sec. 54.1851. APPOINTMENT. (a) The Commissioners Court of Brazoria County...

Section 54.1852. Jurisdiction - Sec. 54.1852. JURISDICTION. A magistrate has concurrent criminal jurisdiction with...

Section 54.1853. Powers and Duties - Sec. 54.1853. POWERS AND DUTIES. (a) The Commissioners Court of...

Section 54.1854. Judicial Immunity - Sec. 54.1854. JUDICIAL IMMUNITY. A magistrate has the same judicial...

Section 54.1855. Witnesses - Sec. 54.1855. WITNESSES. (a) A witness who is sworn and...

Subchapter JJ. Magistrates in Certain Counties

Section 54.1951. Application of Subchapter - Sec. 54.1951. APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter applies to a...

Section 54.1952. Appointment - Sec. 54.1952. APPOINTMENT. (a) The county judge may appoint one...

Section 54.1953. Qualifications - Sec. 54.1953. QUALIFICATIONS. A magistrate must: (1) be a citizen...

Section 54.1954. Compensation - Sec. 54.1954. COMPENSATION. A magistrate is entitled to the compensation...

Section 54.1955. Powers - Sec. 54.1955. POWERS. (a) Except as limited by an order...

Section 54.1956. Not Guilty Plea Entered or Denial of Alleged Conduct - Sec. 54.1956. NOT GUILTY PLEA ENTERED OR DENIAL OF ALLEGED...

Section 54.1957. Papers Transmitted to Judge - Sec. 54.1957. PAPERS TRANSMITTED TO JUDGE. (a) At the conclusion...

Subchapter KK. Magistrates in Guadalupe County

Section 54.2001. Authorization; Appointment; Elimination - Sec. 54.2001. AUTHORIZATION; APPOINTMENT; ELIMINATION. (a) The Commissioners Court of...

Section 54.2002. Qualifications; Oath of Office - Sec. 54.2002. QUALIFICATIONS; OATH OF OFFICE. (a) To be eligible...

Section 54.2003. Compensation - Sec. 54.2003. COMPENSATION. (a) A magistrate is entitled to the...

Section 54.2004. Judicial Immunity - Sec. 54.2004. JUDICIAL IMMUNITY. A magistrate has the same judicial...

Section 54.2005. Termination of Employment - Sec. 54.2005. TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT. (a) A magistrate may be...

Section 54.2006. Jurisdiction; Responsibility; Powers - Sec. 54.2006. JURISDICTION; RESPONSIBILITY; POWERS. (a) The judges of the...

Section 54.2007. Personnel, Equipment, and Office Space - Sec. 54.2007. PERSONNEL, EQUIPMENT, AND OFFICE SPACE. The Commissioners Court...

Subchapter MM. Magistrates in Collin County

Section 54.2201. Authorization; Appointment; Termination; Elimination - Sec. 54.2201. AUTHORIZATION; APPOINTMENT; TERMINATION; ELIMINATION. (a) The Commissioners Court...

Section 54.2202. Qualifications; Oath of Office - Sec. 54.2202. QUALIFICATIONS; OATH OF OFFICE. (a) To be eligible...

Section 54.2203. Compensation - Sec. 54.2203. COMPENSATION. A magistrate is entitled to the compensation...

Section 54.2204. Judicial Immunity - Sec. 54.2204. JUDICIAL IMMUNITY. A magistrate has the same judicial...

Section 54.2205. Proceeding That May Be Referred - Sec. 54.2205. PROCEEDING THAT MAY BE REFERRED. (a) The judge...

Section 54.2206. Order of Referral - Sec. 54.2206. ORDER OF REFERRAL. (a) To refer one or...

Section 54.2207. Powers - Sec. 54.2207. POWERS. (a) Except as limited by an order...

Section 54.2208. Forfeitures - Sec. 54.2208. FORFEITURES. Bail bonds and personal bonds may be...

Section 54.2209. Costs - Sec. 54.2209. COSTS. (a) When the district clerk is the...

Section 54.2210. Clerk - Sec. 54.2210. CLERK. (a) The district clerk serves as clerk...

Section 54.2211. Court Reporter - Sec. 54.2211. COURT REPORTER. At the request of a party,...

Section 54.2212. Witness - Sec. 54.2212. WITNESS. (a) A witness who appears before a...

Section 54.2213. Papers Transmitted to Judge - Sec. 54.2213. PAPERS TRANSMITTED TO JUDGE. At the conclusion of...

Section 54.2214. Costs of Magistrate - Sec. 54.2214. COSTS OF MAGISTRATE. The court shall determine if...

Section 54.2215. Judicial Action - Sec. 54.2215. JUDICIAL ACTION. (a) A referring court may modify,...

Section 54.2216. Magistrate as Associate Judge - Sec. 54.2216. MAGISTRATE AS ASSOCIATE JUDGE. A magistrate appointed under...

Subchapter NN. Magistrates in Kerr County

Section 54.2301. Authorization; Appointment; Elimination - Sec. 54.2301. AUTHORIZATION; APPOINTMENT; ELIMINATION. (a) The Commissioners Court of...

Section 54.2302. Qualifications; Oath of Office - Sec. 54.2302. QUALIFICATIONS; OATH OF OFFICE. (a) To be eligible...

Section 54.2303. Compensation - Sec. 54.2303. COMPENSATION. (a) A magistrate is entitled to the...

Section 54.2304. Judicial Immunity - Sec. 54.2304. JUDICIAL IMMUNITY. A magistrate has the same judicial...

Section 54.2305. Termination of Employment - Sec. 54.2305. TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT. (a) A magistrate may be...

Section 54.2306. Jurisdiction; Responsibility; Powers - Sec. 54.2306. JURISDICTION; RESPONSIBILITY; POWERS. (a) The judges of the...

Section 54.2307. Personnel, Equipment, and Office Space - Sec. 54.2307. PERSONNEL, EQUIPMENT, AND OFFICE SPACE. The Commissioners Court...

Subchapter OO. Magistrates in Fort Bend County

Section 54.2401. Authorization; Appointment; Elimination - Sec. 54.2401. AUTHORIZATION; APPOINTMENT; ELIMINATION. (a) The Commissioners Court of...

Section 54.2402. Qualifications; Oath of Office - Sec. 54.2402. QUALIFICATIONS; OATH OF OFFICE. (a) To be eligible...

Section 54.2403. Compensation - Sec. 54.2403. COMPENSATION. A magistrate is entitled to the compensation...

Section 54.2404. Judicial Immunity - Sec. 54.2404. JUDICIAL IMMUNITY. A magistrate has the same judicial...

Section 54.2405. Proceeding That May Be Referred - Sec. 54.2405. PROCEEDING THAT MAY BE REFERRED. (a) The judge...

Section 54.2406. Order of Referral - Sec. 54.2406. ORDER OF REFERRAL. (a) To refer one or...

Section 54.2407. Powers - Sec. 54.2407. POWERS. (a) Except as limited by an order...

Section 54.2408. Forfeitures - Sec. 54.2408. FORFEITURES. Bail bonds and personal bonds may be...

Section 54.2409. Costs - Sec. 54.2409. COSTS. (a) When the district clerk is the...

Section 54.2410. Clerk - Sec. 54.2410. CLERK. (a) The district clerk serves as clerk...

Section 54.2411. Court Reporter - Sec. 54.2411. COURT REPORTER. At the request of a party,...

Section 54.2412. Witness - Sec. 54.2412. WITNESS. (a) A witness who appears before a...

Section 54.2413. Papers Transmitted to Judge - Sec. 54.2413. PAPERS TRANSMITTED TO JUDGE. At the conclusion of...

Section 54.2414. Costs of Magistrate - Sec. 54.2414. COSTS OF MAGISTRATE. The court shall determine if...

Section 54.2415. Judicial Action - Sec. 54.2415. JUDICIAL ACTION. (a) A referring court may modify,...

Section 54.2416. Magistrate as Associate Judge - Sec. 54.2416. MAGISTRATE AS ASSOCIATE JUDGE. A magistrate appointed under...

Subchapter PP. Brazoria County Criminal Law Magistrate Court

Section 54.2501. Creation - Sec. 54.2501. CREATION. The Brazoria County Criminal Law Magistrate Court...

Section 54.2502. Appointment - Sec. 54.2502. APPOINTMENT. (a) On recommendation from the local administrative...

Section 54.2503. Jurisdiction - Sec. 54.2503. JURISDICTION. (a) Except as provided by this subsection,...

Section 54.2504. Powers and Duties - Sec. 54.2504. POWERS AND DUTIES. (a) The criminal law magistrate...

Section 54.2505. Transfer and Assignment of Cases - Sec. 54.2505. TRANSFER AND ASSIGNMENT OF CASES. (a) Except as...

Section 54.2506. Proceeding That May Be Referred - Sec. 54.2506. PROCEEDING THAT MAY BE REFERRED. A district judge,...

Section 54.2507. Oath of Office - Sec. 54.2507. OATH OF OFFICE. A judge of the criminal...

Section 54.2508. Judicial Immunity - Sec. 54.2508. JUDICIAL IMMUNITY. A judge of the criminal law...

Section 54.2509. Clerk - Sec. 54.2509. CLERK. The clerk of a district court or...

Section 54.2510. Sheriff - Sec. 54.2510. SHERIFF. The county sheriff, either in person or...

Section 54.2511. Witnesses - Sec. 54.2511. WITNESSES. (a) A witness who is sworn and...

Subchapter QQ. Criminal Law Magistrates in Tom Green County

Section 54.2601. Appointment - Sec. 54.2601. APPOINTMENT. (a) The judges of the district courts...

Section 54.2602. Qualifications - Sec. 54.2602. QUALIFICATIONS. To be eligible for appointment as a...

Section 54.2603. Compensation - Sec. 54.2603. COMPENSATION. (a) A full-time magistrate is entitled to...

Section 54.2604. Judicial Immunity - Sec. 54.2604. JUDICIAL IMMUNITY. A magistrate has the same judicial...

Section 54.2605. Termination of Services - Sec. 54.2605. TERMINATION OF SERVICES. (a) A magistrate who serves...

Section 54.2606. Proceeding That May Be Referred - Sec. 54.2606. PROCEEDING THAT MAY BE REFERRED. (a) A judge...

Section 54.2607. Order of Referral - Sec. 54.2607. ORDER OF REFERRAL. (a) To refer one or...

Section 54.2608. Powers - Sec. 54.2608. POWERS. (a) Except as limited by an order...

Section 54.2609. Court Reporter - Sec. 54.2609. COURT REPORTER. At the request of a party...

Section 54.2610. Witness - Sec. 54.2610. WITNESS. (a) A witness who appears before a...

Section 54.2611. Papers Transmitted to Judge - Sec. 54.2611. PAPERS TRANSMITTED TO JUDGE. At the conclusion of...

Section 54.2612. Judicial Action - Sec. 54.2612. JUDICIAL ACTION. (a) A referring court may modify,...

Section 54.2613. Magistrate - Sec. 54.2613. MAGISTRATE. (a) If a magistrate appointed under this...

Section 54.2614. Clerk - Sec. 54.2614. CLERK. The clerk of a district court that...

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Texas Statutes Subtitle D - Judicial Personnel and Officials Chapter 54 - Masters; Magistrates; Referees; Associate Judges

Texas Statutes
Subtitle D - Judicial Personnel and Officials
Chapter 54 - Masters; Magistrates; Referees; Associate Judges