Texas Government Code 53.002 – Permissive Appointments
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(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 bailiffs that the judge believes are necessary for the efficient administration of the judge’s court.
Terms Used In Texas Government Code 53.002
- Bailiff: a court officer who enforces the rules of behavior in courtrooms.
- Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) The judges of the district courts, including family district courts, having jurisdiction in El Paso County and the judges of the county courts at law in El Paso County may each appoint a person to serve the court as bailiff. A bailiff for a district court that is composed of more than one county serves the court in each county of the district.
(d) The judges of the 15th, 59th, and 397th district courts and the judges of the statutory county courts in Grayson County may each appoint a bailiff.
(e) The judges of the district courts in Tom Green County may each appoint a bailiff. A bailiff for a district court that is composed of more than one county may, at the discretion of the judge, serve the court in each county of the district.
(f) The judges of the 12th, 106th, 229th, 258th, 278th, 381st, and 411th district courts may each appoint a bailiff. At the discretion of the judge, a bailiff may serve the court in each county of the district.
(g) The judge of each district court in Tarrant County that gives preference to criminal cases and the judge of each criminal district court in Tarrant County may appoint two persons to serve as bailiffs. Notwithstanding Section 53.071 or Article 19A.301, Code of Criminal Procedure, the district judges of the courts in Tarrant County that give preference to criminal cases and the criminal district courts in Tarrant County may appoint one bailiff for each grand jury.
(h) The judge of the 84th District Court may appoint a bailiff to serve the court in Hansford and Hutchinson counties.
(i) The local administrative judge of the district courts in Comal County may appoint two or more bailiffs to serve the district courts in Comal County as the judge determines necessary for the efficient operation of the district courts, subject to the approval of a majority of the district judges of those courts. A majority of the district judges of those courts may remove a bailiff appointed under this subsection. The local administrative judge may not appoint more than two bailiffs under this subsection unless the funding for the additional bailiffs is approved by the commissioners court of Comal County before the appointment. A bailiff appointed under this subsection is entitled to the salary recommended by the local administrative judge, subject to the approval of the commissioners court.
(j) The local administrative judge of the district courts in Hays County may appoint two or more bailiffs to serve the district courts in Hays County as the judge determines necessary for the efficient operation of the district courts, subject to the approval of a majority of the district judges of those courts. A majority of the district judges of those courts may remove a bailiff appointed under this subsection. The local administrative judge may not appoint more than two bailiffs under this subsection unless the funding for the additional bailiffs is approved by the commissioners court of Hays County before the appointment. A bailiff appointed under this subsection is entitled to the salary recommended by the local administrative judge, subject to the approval of the commissioners court.
(k) The local administrative judge of the district courts in Caldwell County may appoint two or more bailiffs to serve the district courts in Caldwell County as the judge determines necessary for the efficient operation of the district courts, subject to the approval of a majority of the district judges of those courts. A majority of the district judges of those courts may remove a bailiff appointed under this subsection. The local administrative judge may not appoint more than two bailiffs under this subsection unless the funding for the additional bailiffs is approved by the commissioners court of Caldwell County before the appointment. A bailiff appointed under this subsection is entitled to the salary recommended by the local administrative judge, subject to the approval of the commissioners court.