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TX Govt Code § 54.762 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle D - Judicial Personnel and Officials|Chapter 54 - Masters; Magistrates; Referees; Associate Judges|Subchapter J. El Paso Criminal Law Magistrate Court|Section 54.762. Jurisdiction Not Diminished

Sec. 54.762.  JURISDICTION NOT DIMINISHED.  This subchapter does not diminish the jurisdiction granted by the constitution and laws of this state to any court named in this subchapter.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 2, Sec. 8.32(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 54.763 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle D - Judicial Personnel and Officials|Chapter 54 - Masters; Magistrates; Referees; Associate Judges|Subchapter J. El Paso Criminal Law Magistrate Court|Section 54.763. Transfer Under Code of Criminal Procedure

Sec. 54.763.  TRANSFER UNDER CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE.  This subchapter does not prevent a district court from transferring misdemeanor indictments to an inferior court as provided by Chapter 21, Code of Criminal Procedure, notwithstanding the grant of misdemeanor jurisdiction to the district courts by this subchapter.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 2, Sec. 8.32(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 54.801 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle D - Judicial Personnel and Officials|Chapter 54 - Masters; Magistrates; Referees; Associate Judges|Subchapter K. Juvenile Court Masters in Harris County|Section 54.801. Appointment

Sec. 54.801.  APPOINTMENT.  (a)  A majority of the judges of the courts that are designated as juvenile courts in Harris County may determine that one or more full-time or part-time masters are needed to serve those courts.(b)  The judges shall issue an order reflecting that determination and specifying the number of masters needed.(c)  Subject to the determination of need and the approval of the commissioners court of Harris County, each judge may appoint one or more masters to serve the judge's court.(d)  Judges may act together to appoint a master to serve their courts.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 2, Sec. 8.33(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 54.802 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle D - Judicial Personnel and Officials|Chapter 54 - Masters; Magistrates; Referees; Associate Judges|Subchapter K. Juvenile Court Masters in Harris County|Section 54.802. Qualifications

Sec. 54.802.  QUALIFICATIONS.  A master must:(1)  be a citizen and resident of this state; and(2)  have been licensed to practice law in this state for at least four years.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 2, Sec. 8.33(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 54.803 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle D - Judicial Personnel and Officials|Chapter 54 - Masters; Magistrates; Referees; Associate Judges|Subchapter K. Juvenile Court Masters in Harris County|Section 54.803. Order of Appointment

Sec. 54.803.  ORDER OF APPOINTMENT.  The order appointing a master must be entered in the minutes of each court making the order and state:(1)  the master's name and state bar identification number;(2)  the name of each court the master will serve; and(3)  the date the master's service is to begin.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 2, Sec. 8.33(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 54.804 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle D - Judicial Personnel and Officials|Chapter 54 - Masters; Magistrates; Referees; Associate Judges|Subchapter K. Juvenile Court Masters in Harris County|Section 54.804. Compensation

Sec. 54.804.  COMPENSATION.  The commissioners court shall set the compensation for masters and determine the total amount the county will pay as compensation for masters.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 2, Sec. 8.33(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 54.805 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle D - Judicial Personnel and Officials|Chapter 54 - Masters; Magistrates; Referees; Associate Judges|Subchapter K. Juvenile Court Masters in Harris County|Section 54.805. Judicial Immunity

Sec. 54.805.  JUDICIAL IMMUNITY.  A master appointed under this subchapter has the same judicial immunity as a district judge.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 2, Sec. 8.33(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 54.806 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle D - Judicial Personnel and Officials|Chapter 54 - Masters; Magistrates; Referees; Associate Judges|Subchapter K. Juvenile Court Masters in Harris County|Section 54.806. Termination of Employment

Sec. 54.806.  TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT.  (a)  A master who serves a single court serves at the will of the judge of that court.(b)  The employment of a master who serves two courts may be terminated by either of the judges of those courts.(c)  The employment of a master who serves more than two courts may be terminated by a majority of the judges of those courts.(d)  To terminate a master's employment, the appropriate judges must sign a written order of termination.  The order must state:(1)  the master's name and state bar identification number;(2)  each court ordering termination; and(3)  the date the master's employment ends.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 2, Sec. 8.33(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 54.807 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle D - Judicial Personnel and Officials|Chapter 54 - Masters; Magistrates; Referees; Associate Judges|Subchapter K. Juvenile Court Masters in Harris County|Section 54.807. Withdrawal of Appointment for a Particular Court

Sec. 54.807.  WITHDRAWAL OF APPOINTMENT FOR A PARTICULAR COURT.  The judge of a court for which a master has been appointed may withdraw the master's appointment to that court by written order.  The order must state:(1)  the master's name and state bar identification number;(2)  the name of the court ordering the withdrawal; and(3)  the date the master's services end as to that court.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 2, Sec. 8.33(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 54.808 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle D - Judicial Personnel and Officials|Chapter 54 - Masters; Magistrates; Referees; Associate Judges|Subchapter K. Juvenile Court Masters in Harris County|Section 54.808. Cases That May Be Referred

Sec. 54.808.  CASES THAT MAY BE REFERRED.  A judge may refer to a master any civil case or portion of a civil case brought:(1)  under Title 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5, Family Code;  or(2)  in connection with Rule 308a, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 2, Sec. 8.33(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 7.35, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 54.809 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle D - Judicial Personnel and Officials|Chapter 54 - Masters; Magistrates; Referees; Associate Judges|Subchapter K. Juvenile Court Masters in Harris County|Section 54.809. Method of Referral

Sec. 54.809.  METHOD OF REFERRAL.  A case may be referred as prescribed by published local rules or by written orders.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 2, Sec. 8.33(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 54.810 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle D - Judicial Personnel and Officials|Chapter 54 - Masters; Magistrates; Referees; Associate Judges|Subchapter K. Juvenile Court Masters in Harris County|Section 54.810. Powers

Sec. 54.810.  POWERS.  (a)  An order of referral may limit the use or power of a master.(b)  Unless limited by published local rule, by written order, or by an order of referral, a master may perform all acts and take all measures necessary and proper to perform the tasks assigned in a referral.(c)  A master may administer oaths.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 2, Sec. 8.33(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 54.811 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle D - Judicial Personnel and Officials|Chapter 54 - Masters; Magistrates; Referees; Associate Judges|Subchapter K. Juvenile Court Masters in Harris County|Section 54.811. Effect on Temporary Restraining Order

Sec. 54.811.  EFFECT ON TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER.  (a)  The referral of a case or a portion of a case to a master does not affect a party's right to have a court grant or extend a temporary restraining order and does not prevent the expiration of a temporary restraining order.(b)  Until a judge signs an order concerning the findings and recommendations of a master, the findings and recommendations do not affect an existing temporary restraining order or the expiration or extension of that order.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 2, Sec. 8.33(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 54.812 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle D - Judicial Personnel and Officials|Chapter 54 - Masters; Magistrates; Referees; Associate Judges|Subchapter K. Juvenile Court Masters in Harris County|Section 54.812. Jury

Sec. 54.812.  JURY.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), if a jury trial is demanded in a case referred to a master, the master shall refer the case back to the referring court for a full hearing according to the usual rules applicable to the case.(b)  A jury demand does not affect the authority of a master to handle pretrial matters referred to the master.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 2, Sec. 8.33(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 54.813 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle D - Judicial Personnel and Officials|Chapter 54 - Masters; Magistrates; Referees; Associate Judges|Subchapter K. Juvenile Court Masters in Harris County|Section 54.813. Court Reporter

Sec. 54.813.  COURT REPORTER.  (a)  A court reporter must be provided during a hearing conducted by a master.(b)  Notwithstanding Subsection (a), a referring judge may require a reporter at any hearing.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 2, Sec. 8.33(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 54.814 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle D - Judicial Personnel and Officials|Chapter 54 - Masters; Magistrates; Referees; Associate Judges|Subchapter K. Juvenile Court Masters in Harris County|Section 54.814. Failure to Comply With Summons or Order

Sec. 54.814.  FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH SUMMONS OR ORDER.  If an attorney, party, witness, or any other person fails to comply with a summons or order, the master may certify that failure in writing to the referring court for appropriate action.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 2, Sec. 8.33(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 54.815 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle D - Judicial Personnel and Officials|Chapter 54 - Masters; Magistrates; Referees; Associate Judges|Subchapter K. Juvenile Court Masters in Harris County|Section 54.815. Witnesses

Sec. 54.815.  WITNESSES.  (a)  A witness appearing before a master is subject to the penalties of perjury as provided by Chapter 37, Penal Code.(b)  A witness referred to the court under Section 54.814 is subject to the same penalties and orders that may be imposed on a witness appearing in a hearing before the court.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 2, Sec. 8.33(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 54.816 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle D - Judicial Personnel and Officials|Chapter 54 - Masters; Magistrates; Referees; Associate Judges|Subchapter K. Juvenile Court Masters in Harris County|Section 54.816. Return to Referring Court; Findings

Sec. 54.816.  RETURN TO REFERRING COURT;  FINDINGS.  After a hearing is concluded, the master shall send to the referring judge all papers relating to the case and the written findings of the master.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 2, Sec. 8.33(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 54.817 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle D - Judicial Personnel and Officials|Chapter 54 - Masters; Magistrates; Referees; Associate Judges|Subchapter K. Juvenile Court Masters in Harris County|Section 54.817. Court Action on Report

Sec. 54.817.  COURT ACTION ON REPORT.  (a)  After the court receives the master's report, the court may adopt, modify, correct, reject, or reverse the master's report or may recommit it for further information, as the court determines to be proper and necessary in each case.(b)  If a judgment has been recommended, the court may approve the recommendation and hear more evidence before making its judgment.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 2, Sec. 8.33(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 54.818 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle D - Judicial Personnel and Officials|Chapter 54 - Masters; Magistrates; Referees; Associate Judges|Subchapter K. Juvenile Court Masters in Harris County|Section 54.818. Decree or Judgment

Sec. 54.818.  DECREE OR JUDGMENT.  The finding and recommendations become the decree or judgment of the court when adopted and approved by an order of the judge.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 2, Sec. 8.33(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 54.819 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle D - Judicial Personnel and Officials|Chapter 54 - Masters; Magistrates; Referees; Associate Judges|Subchapter K. Juvenile Court Masters in Harris County|Section 54.819. Masters in Chancery

Sec. 54.819.  MASTERS IN CHANCERY.  This subchapter does not prohibit a court from appointing a master in chancery as provided by Rule 171, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 2, Sec. 8.33(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 54.820 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle D - Judicial Personnel and Officials|Chapter 54 - Masters; Magistrates; Referees; Associate Judges|Subchapter K. Juvenile Court Masters in Harris County|Section 54.820. Referees

Sec. 54.820.  REFEREES.  (a)  A master appointed under this subchapter may serve as a referee as provided by Subsection (g) of Section 51.04 and Section 54.10, Family Code.(b)  A referee appointed under Subsection (g) of Section 51.04, Family Code, may be appointed to serve as a master under this subchapter.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 2, Sec. 8.33(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 54.851 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle D - Judicial Personnel and Officials|Chapter 54 - Masters; Magistrates; Referees; Associate Judges|Subchapter L. Criminal Law Hearing Officers in Certain Counties|Section 54.851. Application

Sec. 54.851.  APPLICATION.  This subchapter applies only to counties with a population of 3.3 million or more.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 224, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1993.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 669, Sec. 18, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Govt Code § 54.852 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle D - Judicial Personnel and Officials|Chapter 54 - Masters; Magistrates; Referees; Associate Judges|Subchapter L. Criminal Law Hearing Officers in Certain Counties|Section 54.852. Appointment

Sec. 54.852.  APPOINTMENT.  (a)  A board composed of three judges of the district courts of Harris County trying criminal cases, three judges of the county criminal courts at law, and three justices of the peace in Harris County may appoint criminal law hearing officers, with the consent and approval of the commissioners court, to perform the duties authorized by this subchapter.  A quorum is two-thirds of the members of the board.(b)  The board shall ensure that the criminal law hearing officers appointed under this subchapter are representative of the race, sex, national origin, and ethnicity of the population of Harris County.(c)  A criminal law hearing officer serves a one-year term and continues to serve until a successor is appointed.(d)  A criminal law hearing officer appointed under this subchapter may be terminated at any time in the same manner as appointed.(e)  A criminal law hearing officer may not engage in the private practice of law or serve as a mediator or arbitrator or otherwise participate as a neutral party in any alternate dispute resolution proceeding, with or without compensation.(f)  A criminal law hearing officer is subject to proceedings under Article V, Section 1-a, of the Texas Constitution.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 224, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 54.853 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle D - Judicial Personnel and Officials|Chapter 54 - Masters; Magistrates; Referees; Associate Judges|Subchapter L. Criminal Law Hearing Officers in Certain Counties|Section 54.853. Qualifications

Sec. 54.853.  QUALIFICATIONS.  To be eligible for appointment as a criminal law hearing officer under this subchapter, a person must:(1)  be a resident of this state and the county;(2)  have been licensed to practice law in this state for at least four years;(3)  not have been defeated for reelection to a judicial office;(4)  not have been removed from office by impeachment, by the supreme court, by the governor on address to the legislature, by a tribunal reviewing a recommendation of the State Commission on Judicial Conduct, or by the legislature's abolition of the judge's court;  and(5)  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 Section 33.022 and before the final disposition of the proceedings.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 224, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 54.854 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle D - Judicial Personnel and Officials|Chapter 54 - Masters; Magistrates; Referees; Associate Judges|Subchapter L. Criminal Law Hearing Officers in Certain Counties|Section 54.854. Compensation

Sec. 54.854.  COMPENSATION.  (a)  Each criminal law hearing officer is entitled to a salary in the amount set by the commissioners court.(b)  The salary may not be less than the salary authorized to be paid to a master for family law cases appointed under Subchapter A.(c)  The salary is paid from the county fund available for payment of officers' salaries.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 224, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 54.855 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle D - Judicial Personnel and Officials|Chapter 54 - Masters; Magistrates; Referees; Associate Judges|Subchapter L. Criminal Law Hearing Officers in Certain Counties|Section 54.855. Oath

Sec. 54.855.  OATH.  A criminal law hearing officer must take the constitutional oath of office required of appointed officers of this state.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 224, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 54.856 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle D - Judicial Personnel and Officials|Chapter 54 - Masters; Magistrates; Referees; Associate Judges|Subchapter L. Criminal Law Hearing Officers in Certain Counties|Section 54.856. Criminal Jurisdiction

Sec. 54.856.  CRIMINAL JURISDICTION.(a)  A criminal law hearing officer appointed under this subchapter has limited concurrent jurisdiction over criminal cases filed in the district courts and county criminal courts at law of the county and concurrent jurisdiction over criminal cases filed in the justice courts of the county.  In criminal cases filed in the district courts and county criminal courts at law, the jurisdiction of the criminal law hearing officer is limited to:(1)  determining probable cause for further detention of any person detained on a criminal complaint, information, or indictment filed in the district courts or county criminal courts at law;(2)  committing the defendant to jail, discharging the defendant from custody, or admitting the defendant to bail, as the law and facts of the case require;(3)  issuing search warrants and arrest warrants as provided by law for magistrates; and(4)   enforcing judgments and orders of the county criminal courts at law in criminal cases.(b)  This section does not limit or impair the jurisdiction of the court in which the complaint, information, or indictment is filed to review or alter the decision of the criminal law hearing officer.(c)  In a felony or misdemeanor case punishable by incarceration in the county jail, a criminal law hearing officer may not dismiss the case, enter a judgment of acquittal or guilt, or pronounce sentence.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 224, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1993.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1206, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 811 (S.B. 1404), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Govt Code § 54.857 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle D - Judicial Personnel and Officials|Chapter 54 - Masters; Magistrates; Referees; Associate Judges|Subchapter L. Criminal Law Hearing Officers in Certain Counties|Section 54.857. Mental Health Jurisdiction

Sec. 54.857.  MENTAL HEALTH JURISDICTION.  The judges appointing a criminal law hearing officer may authorize the criminal law hearing officer to serve the statutory probate courts of Harris County as necessary to hear emergency mental health matters under Chapter 573, Health and Safety Code.  A criminal law hearing officer has concurrent limited jurisdiction with the statutory probate courts of the county to hear emergency mental health matters under Chapter 573, Health and Safety Code.  This section does not impair the jurisdiction of the statutory probate courts to review or alter the decision of the criminal law hearing officer.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 224, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1993.|