Rules for Magistrates in Inmate Litigation and Litigation Involving Certain Civilly Committed Individuals, Rule 2.01
APPOINTMENT
Text — As posted by the Supreme Court of Texas (file dated December 1, 2023)
(a) A judge of a court having jurisdiction of a suit subject to Chapters 14 or 14A, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, may appoint a full-time or part-time magistrate to perform the duties authorized by those chapters if the commissioners court of a county in which the court has jurisdiction authorizes the employment of a magistrate.
(b) If a court has jurisdiction in more than one county, a magistrate appointed by that court may serve only in a county in which the commissioners court has authorized the magistrate’s appointment.
(c) If more than one court in a county has jurisdiction of a suit under Chapters 14 or 14A, the commissioners court may authorize the appointment of a magistrate for each court or may authorize one or more magistrates to share service with two or more courts.
(d) If a magistrate serves more than one court, the magistrate’s appointment must be made with the unanimous approval of all the judges under whom the magistrate serves.
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