Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
GOVERNMENT CODE |
Title 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH |
Subtitle D. JUDICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICIALS |
Chapter 53. BAILIFFS |
Subchapter E. GRAND JURY BAILIFFS IN CERTAIN COUNTIES |
Sec. 53.071. GRAND JURY BAILIFFS IN COUNTIES OF 250,000 OR MORE
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(a) In any county with a population of 250,000 or more, the judges of the district courts to whom the grand jury reports may, with the commissioners court's approval, appoint not more than seven grand jury bailiffs.
(b) A bailiff appointed under this section is subject to removal without cause at the will of the appointing judge or judges.
Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 148, Sec. 2.73, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.