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Tex. Government Code § 53.001 Mandatory Appointments
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Sec. 53.001. MANDATORY APPOINTMENTS. (a) The judges of the 30th, 70th, 71st, 78th, 89th, and 161st district courts, the judges of the district courts having jurisdiction in Taylor County, the judges of the county courts at law of Taylor County, and the judge of the County Court o…
Tex. Government Code § 53.002 Permissive Appointments
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Sec. 53.002. PERMISSIVE APPOINTMENTS. (a) The judges of the 34th, 86th, 130th, 142nd, 238th, 318th, 355th, and 385th district courts may each appoint a bailiff. (b) The judge of the 43rd District Court and the judge of the 415th District Court may each appoint one or more bailiff…
Tex. Government Code § 53.003 Evidence of Appointment; Notification
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Sec. 53.003. EVIDENCE OF APPOINTMENT; NOTIFICATION. (a) An order signed by the appointing judge entered in the minutes of the court is evidence of the appointment of a bailiff or grand jury bailiff under Section 53.001(a), (d), or (g) or 53.002(a), (c), (d), (e), or (f). (b) The …
Tex. Government Code § 53.004 Qualifications
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Sec. 53.004. QUALIFICATIONS. (a) A bailiff in the 34th or 71st district court must be a resident of the county in which the bailiff serves the court and must be at least 18 years old. (b) To be eligible to be appointed bailiff in the 30th, 78th, 86th, 89th, 130th, or 341st distri…