A standing agreement under Texas Government Code § 27.054 by which Calhoun County's five justices of the peace exchange benches whenever convenient or necessary, so that any of the five may hear a matter pending in another precinct's justice court; it terminates December 31, 2026.
Applies to matters in the Justice Courts of Calhoun County, Precincts 1 through 5 (any signatory justice of the peace may sit for another). The agreement expires by its own terms on December 31, 2026. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
BENCH EXCHANGE AGREEMENT. The below-signed judges hereby agree to exchange benches, pursuant to Texas Government Code Sec. 27.054: As a standing order, to exchange whenever convenient or necessary. This agreement terminates on December 31, 2026. AGREED and SIGNED on January 1, 2023. Hope D. Kurtz, Justice of the Peace, Pct. 1, Calhoun County, Texas; Thomas Dio, Justice of the Peace, Pct. 2, Calhoun County, Texas; Tanya D. Dimak, Justice of the Peace, Pct. 3, Calhoun County, Texas; Wesley Hunt, Justice of the Peace, Pct. 4, Calhoun County, Texas; Nancy Pomykal, Justice of the Peace, Pct. 5, Calhoun County, Texas.
BENCH EXCHANGE AGREEMENT. The below-signed judges hereby agree to exchange benches, pursuant to Texas Government Code Sec. 27.054: As a standing order, to exchange whenever convenient or necessary. This agreement terminates on December 31, 2026. AGREED and SIGNED on January 1, 2023. Hope D. Kurtz, Justice of the Peace, Pct. 1, Calhoun County, Texas; Thomas Dio, Justice of the Peace, Pct. 2, Calhou
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-07 from the TOPICs custody scan (image-only PDF read through the vision lane). Registered at the Justice of the Peace level. Five signers; no single judge join. Time-limited: re-verify after December 31, 2026.
2 verbatim requirements from 4th Circuit Administrative Order 1986-33A.
1 verbatim requirement from 4th Circuit Administrative Order 1987-09.