Texas Government Code - GOV'T § 54.738. Transfer and Assignment of Cases
Current as of April 14, 2021 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
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(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) or local administrative rules, the local administrative judge or a judge of the criminal law magistrate court may transfer between courts a case that is pending in the court of any magistrate in the criminal law magistrate court's jurisdiction if the case is:
(1) an unindicted felony case;
(2) a Class A or Class B misdemeanor case if an information has not been filed; or
(3) a Class C misdemeanor case.
(b) A case may not be transferred from or to the magistrate docket of a judge on the El Paso Council of Judges without the consent of the judge of the court to which it is transferred.
(c) Except as provided by Subsection (d) or local administrative rules, the local administrative judge may assign a judge on the council of judges, a judge of the criminal law magistrate court, a retired judge, or any other magistrate to act as presiding judge in a case that is pending in the court of any magistrate in the criminal law magistrate court's jurisdiction if the case is:
(1) an unindicted felony case;
(2) a Class A or Class B misdemeanor case if an information has not been filed; or
(3) a Class C misdemeanor case.
(d) A case may not be assigned to a judge on the council of judges without the assigned judge's consent.
(e) This section applies only to the district courts, county courts at law, justice courts, and municipal courts in the county.
(f) The local administrative judge may delegate or the local administrative rules may provide for the delegation of the power to transfer or assign cases to any other judge on the council of judges.
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