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Each county in Texas is governed by a Commissioner's Court, which is headed by a County Judge. The Commissioner's Court is made up of Commissioners elected from within different precincts of a county. The County Judge is the chief executive officer of a county. The County Judge may also have judicial duties as part of a County Constitutional Court, depending on the county. Many counties that have County Courts at Law do not give very many judicial duties to the County Judge. For a directory of County Constitutional Courts, often including County Judge contact information and location, visit the Texas Courts Guide related link.
The County Judge and the Fiscal Court in 118 of the counties instead of a group called County commisioners as is common in most other states. The exceptions are the consolidated governments of Louisville-Jefferson County Government where the chief executive is the Metro Mayor and the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government where the chief executive is the Urban County Mayor.
No. A warrant lasts until canceled by the judge or you are arrested.
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If a "county" judge is also certified to sit as a "circuit" judge, then yes, they may do so when serving in their Circuit Judge capacity. However a judge certified ONLY as a county level judge may not normally preside at a state-level criminal trial.
Yes a judge from one county can issue a search warrant for you in another county. Another view: Use caution with the first answer. If the two counties are within the same Judicial District - THEN a judge from one county can issue a warrant to be served in the other county. HOWEVER - if the counties and the judges are not part of the same judicial district they cannot issue valid warrants, cross-jurisdictionally, in the other county.
It sounds like a sentence of probation handed down by a County Court judge.
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bob
Whether a Commissioner's Court has judicial duties in addition to its executive duties depends on the particular county. Each county in Texas has a Commissioner's Court that serves as the executive body of the county. The Commissioner's Court is headed by a County Judge, who is the chief executive of a county. Additionally, in counties without County Courts at Law, Commissioners' Courts (also known as Constitutional County Courts) have far-reaching judicial duties, including original jurisdiction in civil actions between $200 and $10,000, some misdemeanors, probate matters, and juvenile matters, and appeals from Justice and Municipal courts. In counties with one or more County Court at Law, the Commissioner's Court may retain some judicial jurisdiction, but in practicality, the bulk of its judicial duties are transferred to the County Courts at Law. Within a county there are also often District Courts, Justice Courts, and Municipal Courts, each with their own judicial jurisdiction. For a directory of Texas Courts organized by county, see the Texas Courts Guide related link. For a description of how jurisdiction is broken down between different courts in a particular county, see the Texas Trial Court Jurisdiction By County related link.
No, only for federal judges, a county judge comes under state jurisdiction.