A standing order of the Kerr County Court designating the four Kerr County Justices of the Peace (Precincts One through Four) as magistrates to file motions for and issue orders of protective custody in mental-health cases under the Texas Mental Health Code, effective until expressly modified or rescinded.
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STATE OF TEXAS § COUNTY OF KERR § STANDING ORDER OF THE COUNTY COURT OF KERR COUNTY DESIGNATING MAGISTRATES TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE COUNTY COURT TO ISSUE ORDERS OF PROTECTIVE CUSTODY IN MENTAL HEALTH CASES It is ORDERED by the County Court of Kerr County, Texas, that the following persons are hereby designated as Magistrates to file Motions for Protective Custody and to issue Orders of Protective Custody in Mental Health cases pursuant to the provisions of the Texas Mental Health Code, to wit: Mitzi French, Justice of the Peace, Precinct One, Kerr County J.R. Hoyne, Justice of the Peace, Precinct Two, Kerr County Kathy Mitchell, Justice of the Peace, Precinct Three, Kerr County William Ragsdale, Justice of the Peace, Precinct Four, Kerr County This Order shall remain in effect until expressly modified or rescinded by the Court. Signed this 11th day of September, 2014. __________________________________ [signature] Tom Pollard Presiding Mental Health Judge [File stamp: FILED FOR RECORD SEP 11 2014; JANNETT PIEPER, Clerk, County Court, Kerr County, Texas; [signature] Deputy]
STATE OF TEXAS § COUNTY OF KERR § STANDING ORDER OF THE COUNTY COURT OF KERR COUNTY DESIGNATING MAGISTRATES TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE COUNTY COURT TO ISSUE ORDERS OF PROTECTIVE CUSTODY IN MENTAL HEALTH CASES It is ORDERED by the County Court of Kerr County, Texas, that the following persons are hereby designated as Magistrates to file Motions for Protective Custody and to issue Orders of Protective Custody in Mental Health cases pursuant to the provisions of the Texas Mental Health Code, to wit: M
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-12 (AJR-6 Sixth Region build) from BenchPath custody registered/18.pdf (application/pdf, 449731 bytes, sha256 243d62a6bf704f558e860745a5a932bff11a2a56dc032d2e95fa5c61a5a5832a; 1 pages) — the TOPICs-registered document. An OCR'd scan transcribed in full from the rendered page; the signature and file-stamp blocks are shown as [signature]. The order names the four Kerr County Justices of the Peace serving as of 2014 as designated magistrates; it remains in effect until modified.
9 verbatim requirements from 4th Circuit Administrative Order 1997-10.
6 verbatim requirements from 4th Circuit Administrative Order 1997-13.