Sec. 25.1322. KENDALL COUNTY COURT AT LAW PROVISIONS

(a) In addition to the jurisdiction provided by Section 25.0003 and other law, and except as limited by Subsection (b), a county court at law of Kendall County has concurrent jurisdiction with the district court.

(b) A county court at law does not have jurisdiction of:

(1) felony cases, except as otherwise provided by law;

(2) misdemeanors involving official misconduct; or

(3) contested elections.

(c) A county court at law may not issue a writ of habeas corpus in a felony case over which the court has jurisdiction.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3, Sec. 4.50(a)(57), eff. January 1, 2012.

(e) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3, Sec. 4.50(a)(57), eff. January 1, 2012.

(f) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3, Sec. 4.50(a)(57), eff. January 1, 2012.

(g) The district clerk serves as the clerk of a county court at law in matters in which the county court at law has concurrent jurisdiction with the district court. The county clerk serves as the clerk of a county court at law in all other matters. The district clerk shall establish a separate docket for each county court at law.

(h) A judge of a county court at law shall be paid an annual salary that is at least equal to the amount that is $4,000 less than the total annual salary, including supplements, received by a district judge in the county.

(i) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3, Sec. 4.50(a)(57), eff. January 1, 2012.

(j) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3, Sec. 4.50(a)(57), eff. January 1, 2012.

(k) If any cause or proceeding is lodged with the district clerk and the district clerk files, dockets, or assigns the cause or proceeding in or to a county court at law and the county court at law does not have subject matter jurisdiction over the cause or proceeding, then the filing, docketing, or assignment of the cause or proceeding in or to a county court at law is considered a clerical error and that clerical error shall be corrected by a judgment or order nunc pro tunc. The cause or proceeding is considered filed, docketed, or assigned to the district court of the local administrative judge in the first instance rather than to a county court at law of Kendall County. The judge of a county court at law of Kendall County who acts in the cause or proceeding is considered assigned to the district court of the local administrative judge for that purpose and has all the powers of the judge of that district court under the assignment.

Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 897, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1999. Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3 , Sec. 4.50(a)(57), eff. January 1, 2012.