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TX Govt Code § 74.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle F - Court Administration|Chapter 74 - Court Administration Act|Subchapter E. Court Coordinators|Section 74.102. Duties

Sec. 74.102.  DUTIES.  (a)  The courts by local administrative rule shall designate the duties of the court coordinators.(b)  To promote uniform and efficient administration of justice in this state, the court coordinators shall cooperate with regional presiding and local administrative judges and state agencies having duties in the area of the operation of the courts.|Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 148, Sec. 2.93(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Govt Code § 74.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle F - Court Administration|Chapter 74 - Court Administration Act|Subchapter E. Court Coordinators|Section 74.103. Staff

Sec. 74.103.  STAFF.  The courts may appoint appropriate staff and support personnel according to the needs in each county.|Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 148, Sec. 2.93(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Govt Code § 74.104 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle F - Court Administration|Chapter 74 - Court Administration Act|Subchapter E. Court Coordinators|Section 74.104. Compensation

Sec. 74.104.  COMPENSATION.  (a)  The judges shall determine reasonable compensation for the court coordinators, subject to approval of the commissioners court.(b)  Upon approval by the commissioners court of the position and compensation, the commissioners court of the county shall provide the necessary funding through the county's budget process.  County funds may be supplemented in whole or part through public or private grants.|Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 148, Sec. 2.93(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Govt Code § 74.105 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle F - Court Administration|Chapter 74 - Court Administration Act|Subchapter E. Court Coordinators|Section 74.105. Other Law

Sec. 74.105.  OTHER LAW.  This subchapter does not affect other provisions of law relating to the pay and duties of court administrators, court managers, and court coordinators.|Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 148, Sec. 2.93(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Govt Code § 74.106 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle F - Court Administration|Chapter 74 - Court Administration Act|Subchapter E. Court Coordinators|Section 74.106. Continuing Education

Sec. 74.106.  CONTINUING EDUCATION.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), a court coordinator of a district court or statutory county court shall annually complete 16 hours of continuing education as provided by rules adopted by the court of criminal appeals under Chapter 56.(b)  The court of criminal appeals may not require a court coordinator to complete continuing education instruction during a year in which the judge or commissioners court of the county employing the court coordinator certifies to the court of criminal appeals that state and local funds are not available for the court coordinator's continuing education.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 45, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 74.121 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle F - Court Administration|Chapter 74 - Court Administration Act|Subchapter F. Transfer of Cases and Exchange of Benches Between Certain Courts|Section 74.121. Transfer of Cases; Exchange of Benches

Sec. 74.121.  TRANSFER OF CASES;  EXCHANGE OF BENCHES.  (a)  The judges of constitutional county courts, statutory county courts, justice courts, and small claims courts in a county may transfer cases to and from the dockets of their respective courts, except that a case may not be transferred from one court to another without the consent of the judge of the court to which it is transferred and may not be transferred unless it is within the jurisdiction of the court to which it is transferred.  The judges of those courts within a county may exchange benches and courtrooms with each other so that if one is absent, disabled, or disqualified, the other may hold court for him without the necessity of transferring the case.  Either judge may hear all or any part of a case pending in court and may rule and enter orders on and continue, determine, or render judgment on all or any part of the case without the necessity of transferring it to his own docket.  A judge may not sit or act in a case unless it is within the jurisdiction of his court.  Each judgment and order shall be entered in the minutes of the court in which the case is pending.(b)(1) The judge of a statutory county court may transfer a case to the docket of the district court, except that a case may not be transferred without the consent of the judge of the court to which it is being transferred and may not be transferred unless it is within the jurisdiction of the court to which it is transferred.(2)  Notwithstanding Subdivision (1), in matters of concurrent jurisdiction, a judge of a statutory county court in Midland County and a judge of a district court in Midland County may exchange benches and courtrooms with each other and may transfer cases between their dockets in the same manner that judges of district courts exchange benches and transfer cases under Section 24.003.(c)  When a case is transferred from one court to another as provided by this section, all processes, writs, bonds, recognizances, or other obligations issued from the transferring court are returnable to the court to which the case is transferred as if originally issued by that court.  The obligees in all bonds and recognizances taken in and for a court from which a case is transferred, and all witnesses summoned to appear in a court from which a case is transferred, are required to appear before the court to which the case is transferred as if originally required to appear before the court to which the transfer is made.|Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 148, Sec. 2.93(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 646, Sec. 16, eff. Aug. 28, 1989;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 654, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3 (H.B. 79), Sec. 3.11, eff. January 1, 2012.|
TX Govt Code § 74.141 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle F - Court Administration|Chapter 74 - Court Administration Act|Subchapter G. Defense of Judges|Section 74.141. Defense of Judges

Sec. 74.141.  DEFENSE OF JUDGES.  The attorney general shall defend a state district judge, a presiding judge of an administrative region, the presiding judge of the statutory probate courts, a visiting judge assigned to hear a guardianship or probate matter by the presiding judge of the statutory probate courts, or an active, retired, or former judge assigned under this chapter in any action or suit in any court in which the judge is a defendant because of the judge's office or capacity as judge if the judge requests the attorney general's assistance in the defense of the suit.|Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 674, Sec. 2.11, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1338 (S.B. 1198), Sec. 1.41A, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 521 (S.B. 626), Sec. 69, eff. September 1, 2021.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 576 (S.B. 615), Sec. 29, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 74.161 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle F - Court Administration|Chapter 74 - Court Administration Act|Subchapter H. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation|Section 74.161. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation

Sec. 74.161.  JUDICIAL PANEL ON MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION.  (a)  The judicial panel on multidistrict litigation consists of five members designated from time to time by the supreme court.  The members of the panel must be active, former, or retired court of appeals justices or active administrative judges.(b)  The concurrence of three panel members is necessary to any action by the panel.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 204, Sec. 3.02, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 832 (H.B. 2950), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 74.162 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle F - Court Administration|Chapter 74 - Court Administration Act|Subchapter H. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation|Section 74.162. Transfer of Cases by Panel

Sec. 74.162.  TRANSFER OF CASES BY PANEL.  Subject to Section 74.1625 and notwithstanding any other law, the judicial panel on multidistrict litigation may transfer civil actions involving one or more common questions of fact pending in the same or different constitutional courts, county courts at law, probate courts, or district courts to any district court for consolidated or coordinated pretrial proceedings, including summary judgment or other dispositive motions, but not for trial on the merits.  A transfer may be made by the judicial panel on multidistrict litigation on its determination that the transfer will:(1)  be for the convenience of the parties and witnesses; and(2)  promote the just and efficient conduct of the actions.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 204, Sec. 3.02, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 397 (S.B. 827), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Govt Code § 74.1625 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle F - Court Administration|Chapter 74 - Court Administration Act|Subchapter H. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation|Section 74.1625. Prohibited Transfer of Cases

Sec. 74.1625.  PROHIBITED TRANSFER OF CASES.  (a)  Notwithstanding any other law, the judicial panel on multidistrict litigation may not transfer:(1)  an action brought by the consumer protection division of the attorney general's office under Subchapter E, Chapter 17, Business & Commerce Code; or(2)  an action brought under Chapter 36, Human Resources Code.(b)  Notwithstanding Section 22.004, the supreme court may not amend or adopt rules in conflict with this section.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 397 (S.B. 827), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2019.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 832 (H.B. 2950), Sec. 2, eff. June 16, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 74.163 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle F - Court Administration|Chapter 74 - Court Administration Act|Subchapter H. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation|Section 74.163. Operation; Rules

Sec. 74.163.  OPERATION;  RULES.  (a)  The judicial panel on multidistrict litigation must operate according to rules of practice and procedure adopted by the supreme court under Section 74.024.  The rules adopted by the supreme court must:(1)  allow the panel to transfer related civil actions for consolidated or coordinated pretrial proceedings;(2)  allow transfer of civil actions only on the panel's written finding that transfer is for the convenience of the parties and witnesses and will promote the just and efficient conduct of the actions;(3)  require the remand of transferred actions to the transferor court for trial on the merits;  and(4)  provide for appellate review of certain or all panel orders by extraordinary writ.(b)  The panel may prescribe additional rules for the conduct of its business not inconsistent with the law or rules adopted by the supreme court.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 204, Sec. 3.02, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Govt Code § 74.164 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle F - Court Administration|Chapter 74 - Court Administration Act|Subchapter H. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation|Section 74.164. Authority to Preside

Sec. 74.164.  AUTHORITY TO PRESIDE.  Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, a judge who is qualified and authorized by law to preside in the court to which an action is transferred under this subchapter may preside over the transferred action as if the transferred action were originally filed in the transferor court.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 204, Sec. 3.02, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Govt Code § 74.201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle F - Court Administration|Chapter 74 - Court Administration Act|Subchapter I. Judge Presiding Over Multidistrict Litigation|Section 74.201. Staff

Sec. 74.201.  STAFF.  A district judge who presides over multidistrict litigation involving claims for asbestos-related or silica-related injuries may appoint one briefing attorney and not more than three clerks to assist the judge.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 393 (S.B. 749), Sec. 2, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Govt Code § 74.251 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle F - Court Administration|Chapter 74 - Court Administration Act|Subchapter J. Additional Resources for Certain Cases|Section 74.251. Applicability of Subchapter

Sec. 74.251.  APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.  This subchapter does not apply to:(1)  a criminal matter;(2)  a case in which judicial review is sought under Subchapter G, Chapter 2001; or(3)  a case that has been transferred by the judicial panel on multidistrict litigation to a district court for consolidated or coordinated pretrial proceedings under Subchapter H.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3 (H.B. 79), Sec. 7.04, eff. January 1, 2012.|
TX Govt Code § 74.252 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle F - Court Administration|Chapter 74 - Court Administration Act|Subchapter J. Additional Resources for Certain Cases|Section 74.252. Rules to Guide Determination of Whether Case Requires Additional Resources

Sec. 74.252.  RULES TO GUIDE DETERMINATION OF WHETHER CASE REQUIRES ADDITIONAL RESOURCES.  (a)  The supreme court shall adopt rules under which courts, presiding judges of the administrative judicial regions, and the judicial committee for additional resources may determine whether a case requires additional resources to ensure efficient judicial management of the case.(b)  In developing the rules, the supreme court shall include considerations regarding whether a case involves or is likely to involve:(1)  a large number of parties who are separately represented by counsel;(2)  coordination with related actions pending in one or more courts in other counties of this state or in one or more United States district courts;(3)  numerous pretrial motions that present difficult or novel legal issues that will be time-consuming to resolve;(4)  a large number of witnesses or substantial documentary evidence;(5)  substantial postjudgment supervision;(6)  a trial that will last more than four weeks; and(7)  a substantial additional burden on the trial court's docket and the resources available to the trial court to hear the case.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3 (H.B. 79), Sec. 7.04, eff. January 1, 2012.|
TX Govt Code § 74.253 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle F - Court Administration|Chapter 74 - Court Administration Act|Subchapter J. Additional Resources for Certain Cases|Section 74.253. Judicial Determination

Sec. 74.253.  JUDICIAL DETERMINATION.  (a)  On the motion of a party in a case, or on the court's own motion, the judge of the court in which the case is pending shall review the case and determine whether, under rules adopted by the supreme court under Section 74.252, the case will require additional resources to ensure efficient judicial management.  The judge is not required to conduct an evidentiary hearing for purposes of making the determination but may, in the judge's discretion, direct the attorneys for the parties to the case and the parties to appear before the judge for a conference to provide information to assist the judge in making the determination.(b)  On determining that a case will require additional resources as provided by Subsection (a), the judge shall:(1)  notify the presiding judge of the administrative judicial region in which the court is located about the case; and(2)  request any specific additional resources that are needed, including the assignment of a judge under this chapter.(c)  If the presiding judge of the administrative judicial region agrees that, in accordance with the rules adopted by the supreme court under Section 74.252, the case will require additional resources to ensure efficient judicial management, the presiding judge shall:(1)  use resources previously allotted to the presiding judge; or(2)  submit a request for specific additional resources to the judicial committee for additional resources.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3 (H.B. 79), Sec. 7.04, eff. January 1, 2012.|
TX Govt Code § 74.254 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle F - Court Administration|Chapter 74 - Court Administration Act|Subchapter J. Additional Resources for Certain Cases|Section 74.254. Judicial Committee for Additional Resources

Sec. 74.254.  JUDICIAL COMMITTEE FOR ADDITIONAL RESOURCES.  (a)  The judicial committee for additional resources is composed of:(1)  the chief justice of the supreme court; and(2)  the presiding judges of the administrative judicial regions.(b)  The chief justice of the supreme court serves as presiding officer.  The office of court administration shall provide staff support to the committee.(c)  On receipt of a request for additional resources from a presiding judge of an administrative judicial region under Section 74.253, the committee shall determine whether the case that is the subject of the request requires additional resources in accordance with the rules adopted under Section 74.252.  If the committee determines that the case does require additional resources, the committee shall make available the resources requested by the trial judge to the extent funds are available for those resources under the General Appropriations Act and to the extent the committee determines the requested resources are appropriate to the circumstances of the case.(d)  Subject to Subsections (c) and (f), additional resources the committee may make available under this section include:(1)  the assignment of an active or retired judge under this chapter, subject to the consent of the judge of the court in which the case for which the resources are provided is pending;(2)  additional legal, administrative, or clerical personnel;(3)  information and communication technology, including case management software, video teleconferencing, and specially designed courtroom presentation hardware or software to facilitate presentation of the evidence to the trier of fact;(4)  specialized continuing legal education;(5)  an associate judge;(6)  special accommodations or furnishings for the parties;(7)  other services or items determined necessary to try the case; and(8)  any other resources the committee considers appropriate.(e)  Notwithstanding any provision of Subchapter C, a justice or judge to whom Section 74.053(d) applies may not be assigned under Subsection (d).(f)  The judicial committee for additional resources may not provide additional resources under this subchapter in an amount that is more than the amount appropriated for this purpose.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3 (H.B. 79), Sec. 7.04, eff. January 1, 2012.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 954 (S.B. 1893), Sec. 3, eff. June 15, 2017.|
TX Govt Code § 74.255 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle F - Court Administration|Chapter 74 - Court Administration Act|Subchapter J. Additional Resources for Certain Cases|Section 74.255. Cost of Additional Resources

Sec. 74.255.  COST OF ADDITIONAL RESOURCES.  The cost of additional resources provided for a case under this subchapter shall be paid by the state and may not be taxed against any party in the case for which the resources are provided or against the county in which the case is pending.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3 (H.B. 79), Sec. 7.04, eff. January 1, 2012.|
TX Govt Code § 74.256 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle F - Court Administration|Chapter 74 - Court Administration Act|Subchapter J. Additional Resources for Certain Cases|Section 74.256. No Stay or Continuance Pending Determination

Sec. 74.256.  NO STAY OR CONTINUANCE PENDING DETERMINATION.  The filing of a motion under Section 74.253 in a case is not grounds for a stay or continuance of the proceedings in the case in the court in which the case is pending during the period the motion or request is being considered by:(1)  the judge of that court;(2)  the presiding judge of the administrative judicial region; or(3)  the judicial committee for additional resources.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3 (H.B. 79), Sec. 7.04, eff. January 1, 2012.|
TX Govt Code § 74.257 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle F - Court Administration|Chapter 74 - Court Administration Act|Subchapter J. Additional Resources for Certain Cases|Section 74.257. Appellate Review

Sec. 74.257.  APPELLATE REVIEW.  A determination made by a trial court judge, the presiding judge of an administrative judicial region, or the judicial committee for additional resources under this subchapter is not appealable or subject to review by mandamus.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3 (H.B. 79), Sec. 7.04, eff. January 1, 2012.|
TX Govt Code § 75.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle F - Court Administration|Chapter 75 - Other Court Administration|Subchapter A. Assignment of Former Judges and Retired Judges Who Elect to Be Judicial Officers|Section 75.001. Judicial Retiree Election to Be Judicial Officer

Sec. 75.001.  JUDICIAL RETIREE ELECTION TO BE JUDICIAL OFFICER.  (a)  A retiree under Subtitle D or E of Title 8  may elect to be a judicial officer.(b)  An election under this section may be made:(1)  not later than the 90th day after the date of the person's retirement in a document addressed to the chief justice of the supreme court;  or(2)  after the 90th day after the date of the person's retirement in a petition addressed to the supreme court.(c)  An election under Subsection (b)(2) takes effect only on approval of the petition by the supreme court.(d)  A retiree who makes an election under this section shall be designated a senior judge.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 2, Sec. 8.41(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989;  Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 2(e), eff. Sept. 1, 1989;  Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 646, Sec. 18, eff. Aug. 28, 1989.|