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Texas Family Code - Chapter 201 Associate JudgeLegal Research Home > Texas Laws > Family Code > Texas Family Code - Chapter 201 Associate Judge (a) A judge of a court having jurisdiction of a suit under this title or Title 1 or 4 may appoint a full-time or part-time ... To be eligible for appointment as an associate judge, a person must meet the requirements and qualifications to serve as a judge of the court ... (a) An associate judge shall be paid a salary determined by the commissioners court of the county in which the associate judge serves. (b) If ... (a) An associate judge who serves a single court serves at the will of the judge of that court. (b) The employment of an associate ... (a) Except as provided by this section, a judge of a court may refer to an associate judge any aspect of a suit over which ... (a) In referring a case to an associate judge, the judge of the referring court shall render: (1) an individual order of referral; or (2) ... (a) Except as limited by an order of referral, an associate judge may: (1) conduct a hearing; (2) hear evidence; (3) compel production of relevant ... A bailiff may attend a hearing by an associate judge if directed by the referring court. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, § ... (a) A court reporter may be provided during a hearing held by an associate judge appointed under this chapter. A court reporter is required to ... (a) A witness appearing before an associate judge is subject to the penalties for perjury provided by law. (b) A referring court may fine or ... (a) The associate judge's report may contain the associate judge's findings, conclusions, or recommendations, including a proposed order. The associate judge's report must be in ... (a) Notice of the right of appeal to the judge of the referring court shall be given to all parties. (b) The notice may be ... (a) Pending appeal of the associate judge's report, including any proposed order, to the referring court, the decisions and recommendations of the associate judge are ... Unless a party files a written notice of appeal, the referring court may: (1) adopt, modify, or reject the associate judge's report, including any proposed ... (a) A party may appeal an associate judge's report by filing notice of appeal not later than the third day after the date the party ... (a) Failure to appeal to the referring court, by waiver or otherwise, the approval by the referring court of an associate judge's report does not ... An associate judge appointed under this subchapter has the judicial immunity of a district judge. All existing immunity granted an associate judge by law, express ... (a) If an associate judge appointed under this subchapter is temporarily unable to perform the judge's official duties because of absence or illness, injury, or ... (a) The presiding judge of each administrative judicial region, after conferring with the judges of courts in the region having jurisdiction of Title IV-D cases, ... (a) Subchapter A applies to an associate judge appointed under this subchapter, except that, to the extent of any conflict between this subchapter and Subchapter ... (a) The presiding judges of the administrative judicial regions by majority vote shall determine the host county of an associate judge appointed under this subchapter. ... (a) On the motion of a party or the associate judge, an associate judge may refer a complex case back to the judge for final ... (a) If an appeal to the referring court is not filed or the right to appeal is waived, a recommendation of the associate judge, other ... (a) Except as provided by this section, Section 201.015 applies to an appeal of the associate judge's recommendations. (b) The party appealing an associate judge's ... (a) An associate judge appointed under this subchapter is entitled to a salary to be determined by a majority vote of the presiding judges of ... (a) The presiding judge of an administrative judicial region or the presiding judges of the administrative judicial regions, by majority vote, may appoint other personnel, ... (a) A child support court monitor appointed under this subchapter shall monitor child support cases in which the obligor is placed on probation for failure ... The office of court administration shall assist the presiding judges in: (1) monitoring the associate judges' compliance with job performance standards and federal and state ... (a) The office of court administration may contract with the Title IV-D agency for available state and federal funds under Title IV-D and may employ ... (a) Title IV-D cases must be completed from the time of successful service to the time of disposition within the following time: (1) 75 percent ... (a) Not later than the 10th day after the date an associate judge's report recommending a finding of contempt is filed, the referring court shall: ... A full-time associate judge appointed under this subchapter may not engage in the private practice of law. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 556, ... (a) If an associate judge appointed under this subchapter is temporarily unable to perform the associate judge's official duties because of absence resulting from family ... (a) The presiding judge of each administrative judicial region, after conferring with the judges of courts in the region having family law jurisdiction and a ... (a) Except as provided by this subchapter, Subchapter A applies to an associate judge appointed under this subchapter. (b) An associate judge may reside anywhere ... (a) Subject to the approval of the commissioners court of the proposed host county, the presiding judges of the administrative judicial regions by majority vote ... (a) On the motion of a party or the associate judge, an associate judge may refer a complex case back to the referring court for ... If an appeal to the referring court is not filed or the right to appeal is waived, a recommendation of the associate judge becomes an ... (a) Except as provided by this section, Section 201.015 applies to an appeal of the associate judge's recommendations. (b) The party appealing an associate judge's ... (a) An associate judge appointed under this subchapter is entitled to a salary as determined by a majority vote of the presiding judges of the ... (a) The presiding judge of an administrative judicial region or the presiding judges of the administrative judicial regions, by majority vote, may appoint personnel as ... The office of court administration shall assist the presiding judges in: (1) monitoring the associate judges' compliance with any applicable job performance standards, uniform practices ... (a) The office of court administration may contract for available state and federal funds from any source and may employ personnel needed to implement and ... (a) This chapter does not limit the authority of a presiding judge to assign a judge eligible for assignment under Chapter 74, Government Code, to ... An associate judge appointed under this subchapter may not engage in the private practice of law. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1258, § ... Last modified: August 11, 2007 |
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