Texas Government Code 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 § 53.001(a), (d), or (g) or 53.002(a), (c), (d), (e), or (f).
(b) The judge of each court listed in Sections 53.001(d) and 53.002(a), (c), (e), and (f), the judge of the 341st District Court, 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 shall give each commissioners court in the judicial district written notification of the bailiff’s or grand jury bailiff’s appointment and date of employment. The judge of each court listed in § 53.002(c), 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 shall also give each commissioners court written notification of the compensation to be paid by the county.
Terms Used In Texas Government Code 53.003
- Bailiff: a court officer who enforces the rules of behavior in courtrooms.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
- Signed: includes any symbol executed or adopted by a person with present intention to authenticate a writing. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Written: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures. See Texas Government Code 311.005