Texas municipal courts of record

    • [PDF File]Municipal Court--The Basics - Texas City Attorneys

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      not require such licensure for municipal courts that are not of-record courts. Judges in municipal courts of record must be attorneys unless exempted by their court-of-record statute. Tex. Gov’t Code § 30.0006. State law does require municipal court judges to successfully complete a:


    • [PDF File]Texas Courts: A Descriptive Summary

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      2. Some municipal courts are courts of record -- appeals from those courts are taken on the record to the county-level courts. As of September 2013, 151 courts indicated that they were a court of record; a list is posted at . 3. An offense that arises under a municipal ordinance is punishable by a fine not to exceed: (1) $2,000 for ordinances ...


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      municipal courts in the cities and provide original jurisdiction to a municipal court in which a case is filed, as if the municipal court were located in the city in which the case arose, for city ordinance violations and cases that arise under Section 821.022 of the Texas Health and Safety Code or Section 25.094 of the Education Code. TEX.


    • [PDF File]CIVIL ENFORCMENT IN MUNICIPAL COURT - Texas City Attorneys

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      There are two kinds of municipal courts in Texas: municipal courts and municipal courts of record. See Tex. Gov't Code Ann. § 29.002(creating a municipal court in each municipality), 30.00003(a) (permitting the governing body of certain municipalities to create a municipal court


    • [PDF File]Table of Contents - TMCEC

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      The single most important source of municipal court authority and jurisdiction is the Texas Constitution, which gives the Legislature the power to establish courts and set their jurisdiction ... The term of office for judges in municipal courts of record is . 2013 • Level I Authorities and Duties • 2-5 established by the ordinance that ...


    • [PDF File]Municipal Courts - Texas City Attorneys

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      Municipal Courts by Alan Bojorquez 17th Annual Riley Fletcher Basic Municipal Law Seminar February 11, 2016 Austin, Texas


    • APPEAL FROM NON-RECORD MUNICIPAL COURTS - Pearland, TX

      If the municipal court judgment is affirmed, the municipal court of record may: Forfeit your appeal bond, demand payment of the fine or issue a capias pro fine warrant. If the appellate court awards you a new trial, the case stands as if the municipal court granted you a new trial and the municipal court will conduct another trial.


    • [PDF File]GOVERNMENT CODE TITLE 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH SUBTITLE A. COURTS ... - Texas

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      (e)AAA municipal court of record may not exist concurrently with a municipal court that is not a municipal court of record in the municipality. (f)AAA municipal court of record has no terms and may sit for any time for the transaction of business of the court. Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 811, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 31, 1987.


    • [PDF File]Court Structure of Texas

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      Appeals from these courts are by trial de novo in the county-level courts, and in some instances in the district courts. 2. Some municipal courts are courts of record—appeals from the courts are taken on the record to the county-level courts. As of April 2020, 188 courts indicated that they were a court of record; a list is posted at http ...


    • [PDF File]Texas Courts: A Descriptive Summary

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      Courts Court Structure of Texas Municipal Courts1 (928 Courts – 1,272 Judges 2) Criminal misdemeanors punishable by fine only (no confinement) ... Some municipal courts are courts of record —appeals from the courts are taken on the record to the county-level courts . 2. Some justices of the peace also serve as a judge in one or more ...


    • CRIMINAL LAW Municipal Courts - State Bar of Texas

      defendants in municipal courts are pro se and most lawyers only find themselves in a municipal court on that rare occasion when friends or family persuade them to handle a traffic citation. By the Numbers 1 • There are 933 municipal courts in Texas with 1,278 municipal court judges; • There are 162 municipal courts of record;


    • [PDF File]Municipal Court Processes - TMCEC

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      and their extraterritorial limits. Section 30.00005, G.C., provides that municipal courts of record have jurisdiction, as authorized by Sections 215.072, 217.042, 341.903, and 401.002, L.G.C., over city ordinance violations. These sections, in some instances, also require that the city be a home-rule city in order for the municipal court of ...


    • [PDF File]TEXAS MUNICIPAL COURTS - TMCEC

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      TEXAS MUNICIPAL COURTS EDUCATION CENTER TMCEC has moved to its new headquarters, located at 2210 Hancock Drive in Austin. The building was purchased in August 2012 by the Texas Municipal Courts Association ... Record of Participation Certification for Credit form and written exam. Failure to turn in these forms or to sign the


    • [PDF File]Animal Hearings in Municipal Court - TMCEC

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      Incident of unprovoked attack reported directly to municipal court in city that has adopted Section 822.0422: Municipal judge shall sign seizure warrant if owner fails to deliver dog to animal control after incident reported Municipal court hearing to determine if dog is dangerous; may order destruction if


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      TEXAS MUNICIPAL COURTS EDUCATION CENTER 2210 HANCOCK DRIVE, AUSTIN, TEXAS 78756 TELEPHONE 512.320.8274 1.800.252.3718 FAX 512.435.6118 TMCEC IS A PROJECT OF THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL COURTS ASSOCIATION Mysterious Ways: Tapping into the Civil Jurisdiction of a Municipal Court Record Presented by Ryan Henry, Ryan Henry Law Firm, City of San Antonio


    • [PDF File]Court Structure of Texas

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      Appeals from these courts are by trial de novo in the county-level courts, and in some instances in the district courts. 2. Some municipal courts are courts of record—appeals from the courts are taken on the record to the county-level courts. As of February 2015, 155 courts indicated that they were a court of record; a list is posted at http ...


    • [PDF File]Texas Court Structure

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      1. All justice courts and most municipal courts are not courts of record. Appeals from these courts are by trial de novo in the county-level courts, and in some instances in the district courts. 2. Some municipal courts are courts of record—appeals from the courts are taken on the record to the county-level courts. As of April 2020, 188


    • [PDF File]Municipal Courts - Texas City Attorneys

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      municipal court is sometimes referred to in statutes as a “corporation court.” Tex. Gov’t Code §29.002-§29.003. §17.04. Creation of Municipal Court of Record. A municipal court of record may be created by a special statute enacted by the Legislature or by an ordinance adopted by a city council.


    • [PDF File]Texas Courts: A Descriptive Summary

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      2. Some municipal courts are courts of record -- appeals from those courts are taken on the record to the county-level courts. As of September 2013, 151 courts indicated that they were a court of record; a list is posted at . 3. An offense that arises under a municipal ordinance is punishable by a fine not to exceed: (1) $2,000 for ordinances ...


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