Tex. Government Code § 25.0632
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§ 25.0632. DENTON COUNTY STATUTORY COURT AND STATUTORY PROBATE COURT PROVISIONS.
Official statutory text
(a) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3, Sec. 4.50(a)(30), eff. January 1, 2012.
(b) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3, Sec. 4.50(a)(30), eff. January 1, 2012.
(c) The judge of each statutory county court and statutory probate court shall be paid annual compensation equal to the annual compensation, including all supplements, paid from any public source to a district judge in the county. For purposes of Sections 25.0005 and 25.0015, a statutory county court or a statutory probate court in Denton County has jurisdiction at least equivalent to the jurisdiction provided by Section 25.0003 for statutory county courts. The salary of a statutory county court judge or a statutory probate court judge shall be paid in equal installments at least monthly.
(d) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3, Sec. 4.50(a)(30), eff. January 1, 2012.
(e) A court officer appointed by the judge of a statutory county court or statutory probate court shall be sworn by the judge by an oath in the general form provided by law for appointed officials. The judge shall modify the oath to apply to the particular officer and duties or to conform to any statutory oath required for the particular position.
(f) An official court reporter of a statutory county court or a statutory probate court may be paid:
(1) annual compensation equal to the annual compensation paid the official court reporters serving the district courts in Denton County; and
(2) any longevity pay to which the reporter is entitled under county compensation programs.
(g) The jury in a statutory county court or statutory probate court in all civil or criminal matters is composed of 12 members, except that in misdemeanor criminal cases and any other case in which the court has jurisdiction that under general law would be concurrent with the county court, the jury is composed of six members.
(h) The judges of the statutory county courts may exchange benches and serve for each other in the manner provided by Section 74.121 and are subject to assignment as provided by Section 74.092, except that it is not necessary that a judge's own court have jurisdiction of the type of cases handled by the court to which the judge is assigned or for which the judge is serving.
(i) A judge of a statutory probate court is subject to assignment as provided by Section 25.0022. On request by the judge of a Denton County statutory county court, a judge of a statutory probate court may be assigned by the regional presiding judge to the requesting judge's court pursuant to Chapter 74. A statutory probate court judge assigned to a statutory county court by the regional presiding judge may hear any matter pending in the requesting judge's court.
(j) Section 25.0006 does not apply to a statutory county court in Denton County.
(b) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3, Sec. 4.50(a)(30), eff. January 1, 2012.
(c) The judge of each statutory county court and statutory probate court shall be paid annual compensation equal to the annual compensation, including all supplements, paid from any public source to a district judge in the county. For purposes of Sections 25.0005 and 25.0015, a statutory county court or a statutory probate court in Denton County has jurisdiction at least equivalent to the jurisdiction provided by Section 25.0003 for statutory county courts. The salary of a statutory county court judge or a statutory probate court judge shall be paid in equal installments at least monthly.
(d) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3, Sec. 4.50(a)(30), eff. January 1, 2012.
(e) A court officer appointed by the judge of a statutory county court or statutory probate court shall be sworn by the judge by an oath in the general form provided by law for appointed officials. The judge shall modify the oath to apply to the particular officer and duties or to conform to any statutory oath required for the particular position.
(f) An official court reporter of a statutory county court or a statutory probate court may be paid:
(1) annual compensation equal to the annual compensation paid the official court reporters serving the district courts in Denton County; and
(2) any longevity pay to which the reporter is entitled under county compensation programs.
(g) The jury in a statutory county court or statutory probate court in all civil or criminal matters is composed of 12 members, except that in misdemeanor criminal cases and any other case in which the court has jurisdiction that under general law would be concurrent with the county court, the jury is composed of six members.
(h) The judges of the statutory county courts may exchange benches and serve for each other in the manner provided by Section 74.121 and are subject to assignment as provided by Section 74.092, except that it is not necessary that a judge's own court have jurisdiction of the type of cases handled by the court to which the judge is assigned or for which the judge is serving.
(i) A judge of a statutory probate court is subject to assignment as provided by Section 25.0022. On request by the judge of a Denton County statutory county court, a judge of a statutory probate court may be assigned by the regional presiding judge to the requesting judge's court pursuant to Chapter 74. A statutory probate court judge assigned to a statutory county court by the regional presiding judge may hear any matter pending in the requesting judge's court.
(j) Section 25.0006 does not apply to a statutory county court in Denton County.
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