Magistrates

Sec. 30.01137. MAGISTRATES. (a) The governing body may appoint one or more magistrates to act on behalf of a municipal court of record or a municipal court in the city of White Settlement. (b) A magistrate is not required to possess all the qualifications necessary to be a municipal court of record judge. (c) A magistrate may not preside over the court or hear contested cases. (d) A magistrate may: (1) conduct an arraignment; (2) hold an indigency hearing; (3) accept a plea; (4) sign a judgment; (5) set the amount of a bond; and (6) perform other functions under Article 15.17, Code of Criminal Procedure. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1076 (H.B. 4750), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.