Texas Code of Criminal Procedure - Article 2.09. Who Are Magistrates
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Art. 2.09. WHO ARE MAGISTRATES. Each of the following
officers is a magistrate within the meaning of this Code: The
justices of the Supreme Court, the judges of the Court of Criminal
Appeals, the justices of the Courts of Appeals, the judges of the
District Court, the magistrates appointed by the judges of the
district courts of Bexar County, Dallas County, or Tarrant County
that give preference to criminal cases, the criminal law hearing
officers for Harris County appointed under Subchapter L, Chapter
54, Government Code, the criminal law hearing officers for Cameron
County appointed under Subchapter BB, Chapter 54, Government Code,
the magistrates appointed by the judges of the district courts of
Lubbock County, Nolan County, or Webb County, the magistrates
appointed by the judges of the criminal district courts of Dallas
County or Tarrant County, the masters appointed by the judges of the
district courts and the county courts at law that give preference to
criminal cases in Jefferson County, the magistrates appointed by
the judges of the district courts and the statutory county courts of
Brazos County or Williamson County, the magistrates appointed by
the judges of the district courts and statutory county courts that
give preference to criminal cases in Travis County, the county
judges, the judges of the county courts at law, judges of the county
criminal courts, the judges of statutory probate courts, the
associate judges appointed by the judges of the statutory probate
courts under Subchapter G, Chapter 54, Government Code, the
justices of the peace, and the mayors and recorders and the judges
of the municipal courts of incorporated cities or towns.
Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722, eff. Jan. 1, 1966.
Amended by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 801, ch. 291, Sec. 100, eff.
Sept. 1, 1981; Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 883, ch. 204, Sec. 1, eff.
Aug. 29, 1983; Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 25, Sec. 2, eff. Aug. 28,
1989; Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 79, Sec. 1, eff. May 15, 1989; Acts
1989, 71st Leg., ch. 916, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989; Acts 1989,
71st Leg., ch. 1068, Sec. 2, eff. Aug. 28, 1989; Acts 1991, 72nd
Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 4.01, eff. Aug. 26, 1991; Acts 1993, 73rd Leg.,
ch. 224, Sec. 2, eff. Aug. 30, 1993; Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 413,
Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 468, Sec. 1,
eff. June 9, 1993; Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 577, Sec. 2, eff. Aug.
30, 1993; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 586, Sec. 2, eff. June 18, 1999;
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1503, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; Acts
2003, 78th Leg., ch. 979, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003; Acts 2003,
78th Leg., ch. 1066, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 109, Sec. 2, eff. May 20, 2005;
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 767, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2005; Acts
2005, 79th Leg., ch. 1331, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2005.
Article: 2.025 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.121 2.122 2.123 2.124
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