Rules of Administration of the Justice Courts of Victoria County (adopted December 29, 2011 under Gov't Code § 27.061; effective January 1, 2012)

High confidence· verified September 26, 2026Local RulesRules of Administration, Justice Courts of Victoria County, signed and agreed December 29, 2011 by Justices of the Peace Annie Ramos (Pct. 1), Stuart Posey (Pct. 2) and Robert B. Whitaker (Pct. 3) — vctx.org Justice of the Peace page posting (2 pages).

Summary

The six rules of administration adopted by a majority of Victoria County's justices of the peace under Government Code § 27.061: the nearest justice temporarily serves a vacant or absent precinct; justices may exchange benches or hear each other's cases on request without an order; any justice may sign citations, warrants, writs and process for an absent justice; the rules are kept at each office and posted on the county website; effective January 1, 2012; amendable by majority vote.

Applies to

Applies to the administration of the Justice Courts of Victoria County (Precincts 1–4). Procedural information only; not legal advice.

Requirement

WHEREAS, the Texas Legislature had amended the Texas Government Code under House Bill 79 (82-1) to add section 27.061 requiring Justices of the Peace in each county to adopt, by majority vote, local rules of administration, NOW THEREFORE, we the undersigned Justices of the Peace, being a majority of the Justices of the Peace in Victoria County, Texas, do hereby adopt the following Rules of Administration which shall govern the administration of the Justice Courts in Victoria County, Texas: RULES OF ADMINISTRATION Rule 1. VACANCY OR ABSENCE. If the office of any justice of the peace is vacant in a precinct or if the justice is absent or unable or unwilling to perform his duties, the nearest justice in the county may temporarily perform the duties of the office. Source: Texas Government Code, section 27.052 Rule 2. EXCHANGE OF BENCHES. A justice of the peace may hold court, exchange benches, or hear cases for any other justice at the request of that justice without the necessity of an order. Source: Texas Government Code, section 27.054 Rule 3. CITATIONS, WARRANTS, WRITS, AND PROCESSES. If a justice of the peace is absent or unavailable to sign citations, warrants, writs, and other processes of court any other justice of the peace may sign such citations, warrants, writs, and other processes for the absent or unavailable Justice. Rule 4. VIEWING AND PUBLICATION. These Rules of Administration shall be available to the public at the offices of each Justice of the Peace. These Rules of Administration shall also be posted on the webpage for the Justice Courts on the official website for Victoria County, Texas. Rule 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. These Rules of Administration shall be take effect January 1, 2012. Rule 6. AMENDMENTS. These Rules of Administration may be amended by the majority vote of the Justice of the Peace in Victoria County, Texas. Signed and Agreed to this 29 day of December, 2011, by: [signatures] Annie Ramos, Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1; Stuart Posey, Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2; Robert B. Whitaker, Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3; [signature line blank] Henry A. Welfel, Jr., Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4.

Source of truth

WHEREAS, the Texas Legislature had amended the Texas Government Code under House Bill 79 (82-1) to add section 27.061 requiring Justices of the Peace in each county to adopt, by majority vote, local rules of administration, NOW THEREFORE, we the undersigned Justices of the Peace, being a majority of the Justices of the Peace in Victoria County, Texas, do hereby adopt the following Rules of Adminis

Official source: Victoria County Courts — www.victoriacountytx.gov (county website; District Clerk, County Courts at Law, County Court, Justice of the Peace and public-notice pages)
Source health: Healthy · checked October 8, 2026
Effective date: January 1, 2012
Last verified: September 26, 2026benchpath-tx-ajr4-victoria-ownsite-f1-0908

Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-08 by vision-lane transcription of the two-page image-only posting (custody sha 06092e0f…). Three of the four signature lines are signed (the Precinct 4 line is blank); only Judge Whitaker (Precinct 3) remains on the bench, so no single-judge join; bound to the four justice courts. [2026-09-26: the county moved this document to https://www.victoriacountytx.gov/DocumentCenter/View/1293/Rules-of-Administration-PDF; re-fetched, bytes equal to the custody copy the rule was composed from.]

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