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Associate Judges - Texas Family Law
§ 201.001. APPOINTMENT.
(a) A judge of a court having jurisdiction of a suit under this title, Title 1, Chapter 45, or Title 4 may appoint a full-time or part-time associate judge to perform the duties authorized by this chapter if the commissioners court of a county in which the court has jurisdiction authorizes the employment of an associate judge.
(e) This § does not apply to an associate judge appointed under Subchapter B or C.
§ 201.002. QUALIFICATIONS.
§ 201.003. COMPENSATION.
(d) This § does not apply to an associate judge appointed under Subchapter B or C.
§ 201.004. TERMINATION OF ASSOCIATE JUDGE.
§ 201.005. CASES THAT MAY BE REFERRED.
§ 201.006. ORDER OF REFERRAL.
§ 201.007. POWERS OF ASSOCIATE JUDGE.
(13) order the detention of a witness or party found guilty of contempt, pending approval by the referring court as provided by § 201.013;
(14) without prejudice to the right to a de novo hearing before the referring court under § 201.015 and subject to Subsection (c), render and sign:
(16) render and sign a final order if the parties waive the right to a de novo hearing before the referring court under § 201.015 in writing before the start of a hearing conducted by the associate judge.
(c) A final order described by Subsection (a)(14) becomes final after the expiration of the period described by § 201.015(a) if a party does not request a de novo hearing in accordance with that section. An order described by Subsection (a)(14) or (16) that is rendered and signed by an associate judge constitutes an order of the referring court.
(e) An order signed before May 1, 2017, by an associate judge under Subsection (a)(16) is a final order rendered as of the date the order was signed.
§ 201.008. ATTENDANCE OF BAILIFF.
§ 201.009. COURT REPORTER; RECORD.
(e) On a request for a de novo hearing, the referring court may consider testimony or other evidence in the record in addition to witnesses or other matters presented under § 201.015.
§ 201.010. WITNESS.
§ 201.011. REPORT.
§ 201.012. NOTICE OF RIGHT TO DE NOVO HEARING BEFORE REFERRING COURT.
§ 201.013. ORDER OF COURT.
(b) Except as provided by § 201.007(c), if a request for a de novo hearing before the referring court is not timely filed, the proposed order or judgment of the associate judge becomes the order or judgment of the referring court only on the referring court's signing the proposed order or judgment.
(c) An order by an associate judge for the temporary detention or incarceration of a witness or party shall be presented to the referring court on the day the witness or party is detained or incarcerated. The referring court, without prejudice to the right to a de novo hearing provided by § 201.015, may approve the temporary detention or incarceration or may order the release of the party or witness, with or without bond, pending a de novo hearing. If the referring court is not immediately available, the associate judge may order the release of the party or witness, with or without bond, pending a de novo hearing or may continue the person's detention or incarceration for not more than 72 hours.
§ 201.014. JUDICIAL ACTION ON ASSOCIATE JUDGE'S PROPOSED ORDER OR JUDGMENT.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this subchapter, unless a party files a written request for a de novo hearing before the referring court, the referring court may:
(b) Regardless of whether a party files a written request for a de novo hearing before the referring court, a proposed order or judgment rendered by an associate judge in a suit filed by the Department of Family and Protective Services that meets the requirements of § 263.401(d) is considered a final order for purposes of § 263.401.
§ 201.015. DE NOVO HEARING BEFORE REFERRING COURT.
(1) the substance of the associate judge's report as provided by § 201.011; or
(2) the rendering of the temporary order, if the request concerns a temporary order rendered by an associate judge under § 201.007(a)(14)(C).
(b) A request for a de novo hearing under this § must specify the issues that will be presented to the referring court.
(h) The denial of relief to a party after a de novo hearing under this § or a party's waiver of the right to a de novo hearing before the referring court does not affect the right of a party to file a motion for new trial, motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, or other post-trial motion.
§ 201.016. APPELLATE REVIEW.
(c) The date an agreed order, a default order, or a final order described by § 201.007(a)(16) is signed by an associate judge is the controlling date for the purpose of an appeal to, or a request for other relief relating to the order from, a court of appeals or the supreme court.
§ 201.017. IMMUNITY.
§ 201.018. VISITING ASSOCIATE JUDGE.
(c) §§ 201.001 through 201.017 apply to a visiting associate judge appointed under this section.
(d) This § does not apply to an associate judge appointed under Subchapter B.
ASSOCIATE JUDGE FOR TITLE IV-D CASES
§ 201.101. AUTHORITY OF PRESIDING JUDGE.
(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, shall determine which courts require the appointment of a full-time or part-time associate judge to complete each Title IV-D case within the time specified in this subchapter.
(b) If the presiding judge of an administrative judicial region determines under Subsection (a) that the courts in the region require the appointment of an associate judge, the presiding judge shall appoint an associate judge from a list of the qualified applicants who have submitted an application to the office of court administration. Before making the appointment, the presiding judge must provide the list to the judges of the courts from which cases will be referred to the associate judge. Each judge may recommend to the presiding judge the names of one or more applicants for appointment. An associate judge appointed under this subsection serves for a term of four years from the date the associate judge is appointed and qualifies for office. The appointment of an associate judge for a term does not affect the at-will employment status of the associate judge. The presiding judge may terminate an appointment at any time.
(b-1) Before reappointing an associate judge appointed under Subsection (b), the presiding judge must notify each judge of the courts from which cases will be referred to the associate judge of the presiding judge's intent to reappoint the associate judge to another term. Each judge may submit to the presiding judge a recommendation on whether the associate judge should be reappointed.
(d) Except as provided under Subsection (e), if an associate judge is appointed for a court under this subchapter, all Title IV-D cases shall be referred to the associate judge by a general order for each county issued by the judge of the court for which the associate judge is appointed, or, in the absence of that order, by a general order issued by the presiding judge who appointed the associate judge. Referral of Title IV-D cases may not be made for individual cases or case by case.
(e) If a county has entered into a contract with the Title IV-D agency under § 231.0011, enforcement services may be directly provided in cases identified under the contract by county personnel as provided under § 231.0011(d), including judges and associate judges of the courts of the county.
§ 201.102. APPLICATION OF LAW GOVERNING ASSOCIATE JUDGES.
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, this subchapter prevails.
§ 201.1021. QUALIFICATIONS.
(1) eligible for assignment under § 74.054, Government Code, because the person is named on the list of retired and former judges maintained by the presiding judge of the administrative region under § 74.055, Government Code; or
§ 201.103. DESIGNATION OF HOST COUNTY.
§ 201.104. POWERS OF ASSOCIATE JUDGE.
(e) Notwithstanding Subsection (d) and subject to § 201.1042(g), an associate judge may hear and render an order on any matter necessary to be decided in connection with a Title IV-D service, including:
(3) a respondent's compliance with the conditions provided in the associate judge's report for suspension of the respondent's commitment;
(4) a motion for postjudgment relief, including a motion for a new trial or to vacate, correct, or reform a judgment, if neither party has requested a de novo hearing before the referring court;
(5) a suit affecting the parent-child relationship; and
(6) a suit for modification under Chapter 156.
§ 201.1041. JUDICIAL ACTION ON ASSOCIATE JUDGE'S PROPOSED ORDER OR JUDGMENT.
(2) the order or judgment meets the requirements of § 157.166.
§ 201.1042. DE NOVO HEARING BEFORE REFERRING COURT.
(a) Except as provided by this section, § 201.015 applies to a request for a de novo hearing before the referring court.
(g) Until a de novo hearing is held under this § and the referring court has signed an order or judgment or has ruled on a timely filed motion for new trial or a motion to vacate, correct, or reform a judgment, an associate judge may not hold a hearing on the respondent's compliance with conditions in the associate judge's proposed order or judgment for suspension of commitment or on a motion to revoke the respondent's community supervision and suspension of commitment.
§ 201.105. COMPENSATION OF ASSOCIATE JUDGE.
§ 201.106. CHILD SUPPORT COURT MONITOR AND OTHER PERSONNEL.
§ 201.1065. DUTIES OF CHILD SUPPORT COURT MONITOR.
(2) refer an obligor to employment services offered by the employment assistance program under § 302.0035, Labor Code, if appropriate;
§ 201.1066. SUPERVISION OF ASSOCIATE JUDGES.
§ 201.107. STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDS.
(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 personnel needed to implement and administer this subchapter. An associate judge, a court monitor for each associate judge, and other personnel appointed under this subchapter are state employees for all purposes, including accrual of leave time, insurance benefits, retirement benefits, and travel regulations.
§ 201.110. TIME FOR DISPOSITION OF TITLE IV-D CASES.
§ 201.111. TIME TO ACT ON ASSOCIATE JUDGE'S PROPOSED ORDER OR JUDGMENT THAT INCLUDES RECOMMENDED FINDING OF CONTEMPT.
§ 201.112. LIMITATION ON LAW PRACTICE BY CERTAIN ASSOCIATE JUDGES.
A full-time associate judge appointed under this subchapter may not engage in the private practice of law.
§ 201.113. VISITING ASSOCIATE JUDGE.
(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 circumstances, illness, injury, disability, or military service, or if there is a vacancy in the position of associate judge, the presiding judge of the administrative judicial region in which the associate judge serves or the vacancy occurs may appoint a visiting associate judge for Title IV-D cases to perform the duties of the associate judge during the period the associate judge is unable to perform the associate judge's duties or until another associate judge is appointed to fill the vacancy.
(b) A person is not eligible for appointment under this § unless the person has served as a master or associate judge under this chapter, a district judge, or a statutory county court judge for at least two years before the date of appointment.
(c) A visiting associate judge appointed under this § is subject to each provision of this chapter that applies to an associate judge serving under a regular appointment under this subchapter. A visiting associate judge appointed under this § is entitled to compensation to be determined by a majority vote of the presiding judges of the administrative judicial regions through use of funds under this subchapter. A visiting associate judge is not considered to be a state employee for any purpose.
(d) § 2252.901, Government Code, does not apply to the appointment of a visiting associate judge under this section.
ASSOCIATE JUDGE FOR CHILD PROTECTION CASES
§ 201.201. AUTHORITY OF PRESIDING JUDGE.
(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 child protection caseload, shall determine which courts require the appointment of a full-time or part-time associate judge to complete cases under Subtitle E within the times specified under that subtitle.
(e) This § does not limit the jurisdiction of a court to issue orders under Subtitle E.
§ 201.202. APPLICATION OF LAW GOVERNING ASSOCIATE JUDGES.
Except as provided by this subchapter, Subchapter A applies to an associate judge appointed under this subchapter.
§ 201.2021. QUALIFICATIONS.
§ 201.203. DESIGNATION OF HOST COUNTY.
§ 201.204. GENERAL POWERS OF ASSOCIATE JUDGE.
(d) An associate judge may hear and render an order in a suit for the adoption of a child for whom the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services has been named managing conservator.
§ 201.2041. JUDICIAL ACTION ON ASSOCIATE JUDGE'S PROPOSED ORDER OR JUDGMENT.
(b) Regardless of whether a de novo hearing is requested before the referring court, a proposed order or judgment rendered by an associate judge that meets the requirements of § 263.401(d) is considered a final order for purposes of § 263.401.
§ 201.2042. DE NOVO HEARING BEFORE REFERRING COURT.
§ 201.205. COMPENSATION OF ASSOCIATE JUDGE.
§ 201.206. PERSONNEL.
§ 201.2061. SUPERVISION OF ASSOCIATE JUDGES.
§ 201.207. STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDS; PERSONNEL.
(b) The presiding judges of the administrative judicial regions, state agencies, and counties may contract for available federal funds from any source to reimburse costs and salaries associated with associate judges and personnel appointed under this § and may also use available state funds and public or private grants.
§ 201.208. ASSIGNMENT OF JUDGES AND APPOINTMENT OF VISITING ASSOCIATE JUDGES.
(c) A person is not eligible for appointment under this § unless the person has served as a master or associate judge under this chapter, a district judge, or a statutory county court judge for at least two years before the date of appointment.
(d) A visiting associate judge appointed under this § is subject to each provision of this chapter that applies to an associate judge serving under a regular appointment under this subchapter. A visiting associate judge appointed under this § is entitled to compensation, to be determined by a majority vote of the presiding judges of the administrative judicial regions, through use of funds under this subchapter. A visiting associate judge is not considered to be a state employee for any purpose.
(e) § 2252.901, Government Code, does not apply to the appointment of a visiting associate judge under this section.
§ 201.209. LIMITATION ON LAW PRACTICE BY ASSOCIATE JUDGE.
An associate judge appointed under this subchapter may not engage in the private practice of law.
ASSOCIATE JUDGE FOR JUVENILE MATTERS
§ 201.301. APPLICABILITY.
This subchapter applies only to an associate judge appointed under this subchapter and does not apply to a juvenile court master appointed under Subchapter K, Chapter 54, Government Code.
§ 201.302. APPOINTMENT.
(a) A judge of a court that is designated as a juvenile court may appoint a full-time or part-time associate judge to perform the duties authorized by this chapter if the commissioners court of a county in which the court has jurisdiction has authorized creation of an associate judge position.
§ 201.303. QUALIFICATIONS.
To qualify for appointment as an associate judge under this subchapter, a person must:
(4) not have resigned from office after having received notice that formal proceedings by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct had been instituted as provided in § 33.022, Government Code, and before final disposition of the proceedings.
§ 201.304. COMPENSATION.
§ 201.305. TERMINATION.
§ 201.306. CASES THAT MAY BE REFERRED.
§ 201.307. METHODS OF REFERRAL.
§ 201.308. POWERS OF ASSOCIATE JUDGE.
§ 201.309. REFEREES.
(a) An associate judge appointed under this subchapter may serve as a referee as provided by §§ 51.04(g) and 54.10.
(b) A referee appointed under § 51.04(g) may be appointed to serve as an associate judge under this subchapter.
§ 201.310. ATTENDANCE OF BAILIFF.
§ 201.311. WITNESS.
§ 201.312. COURT REPORTER; RECORD.
(e) On a request for a de novo hearing, the referring court may consider testimony or other evidence in the record, if the record is taken by a court reporter, in addition to witnesses or other matters presented under § 201.317.
§ 201.313. REPORT.
§ 201.314. NOTICE OF RIGHT TO DE NOVO HEARING; WAIVER.
§ 201.315. ORDER OF COURT.
(c) An order by an associate judge for the temporary detention or incarceration of a witness or party shall be presented to the referring court on the day the witness or party is detained or incarcerated. The referring court, without prejudice to the right to a de novo hearing provided by § 201.317, may approve the temporary detention or incarceration or may order the release of the party or witness, with or without bond, pending a de novo hearing. If the referring court is not immediately available, the associate judge may order the release of the party or witness, with or without bond, pending a de novo hearing or may continue the person's detention or incarceration for not more than 72 hours.
§ 201.316. JUDICIAL ACTION ON ASSOCIATE JUDGE'S PROPOSED ORDER OR JUDGMENT.
Unless a party files a written request for a de novo hearing before the referring court, the referring court may:
§ 201.317. DE NOVO HEARING.
(a) A party may request a de novo hearing before the referring court by filing with the clerk of the referring court a written request not later than the third working day after the date the party receives notice of the substance of the associate judge's report as provided by § 201.313.
(b) A request for a de novo hearing under this § must specify the issues that will be presented to the referring court. The de novo hearing is limited to the specified issues.
(g) The denial of relief to a party after a de novo hearing under this § or a party's waiver of the right to a de novo hearing before the referring court does not affect the right of a party to file a motion for new trial, a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, or other posttrial motions.
§ 201.318. APPELLATE REVIEW.
§ 201.319. JUDICIAL IMMUNITY.
An associate judge appointed under this subchapter has the judicial immunity of a district judge.
§ 201.320. VISITING ASSOCIATE JUDGE.
TEXAS FAMILY CODE, TITLE 5. SUBTITLE C. CHAPTER 201.