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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) The city manager shall appoint a municipal court director to serve as the clerk of the municipal courts of record.
(b) The municipal court director shall perform, as applicable, the duties prescribed by law for the county clerk of a county court at law. In addition, the municipal court director shall:
(1) maintain central docket records for all cases filed in the municipal courts of record;
(2) maintain an index of all municipal court of record judgments in the same manner as county clerks are required by law to prepare for criminal cases arising in county courts; and
(3) request the jurors needed for cases that are set for trial by jury.
(c) The municipal court director may hire, direct, and remove the personnel authorized in the city's annual budget for the clerk's office.
(d) Sections 30.00009(c) and (d) do not apply to this subchapter.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Texas Government Code - GOV'T § 30.01903. Municipal Court Director; Other Personnel - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/government-code/gov-t-sect-30-01903/
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