Texas § GV.25.0932 - GRAYSON COUNTY COURT AT LAW PROVISIONS

§ GV.25.0932. GRAYSON COUNTY COURT AT LAW PROVISIONS

GRAYSON COUNTY COURT AT LAW PROVISIONS. (a) In addition to the jurisdiction provided by Section 25.0003 and other law, a county court at law in Grayson County has: (1) original concurrent jurisdiction with the justice court in all civil and criminal matters over which the justice court has jurisdiction; and (2) concurrent jurisdiction with the district court in family law cases and proceedings. (b) The district clerk serves as clerk of a county court at law in family law cases and proceedings, and the county clerk serves as clerk of the court in all other cases. (c) An appeal or writ of error may not be taken to a court of appeals from a final judgment of a county court at law if: (1) the judgment or amount in controversy does not exceed $100, excluding interest and costs; and (2) the case is a civil case over which the court at law has appellate or original concurrent jurisdiction with the justice court. (d) Appeals from the justice court and other inferior courts in the county must be made directly to a county court at law. (e) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3, Sec. 4.50(a)(38), eff. January 1, 2012. (f) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3, Sec. 4.50(a)(38), eff. January 1, 2012. (g) Repealed by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 746, Sec. 70, eff. Oct. 1, 1991. (h) The judge of a county court at law shall be paid an annual salary that does not exceed the total annual salary received by the county attorney. The salary shall be paid out of the county treasury on order of the commissioners court. (i) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3, Sec. 4.50(a)(38), eff. January 1, 2012. (j) If the judge of a county court at law is disqualified or recused in a pending case, the county judge or the judge of another court at law may sit in the case. (k) The official court reporter of the County Court at Law No. 2 of Grayson County is entitled to receive, in addition to transcript fees, fees for statements of facts, and other fees, a salary set by the commissioners court at an amount that does not exceed the salary paid to the official court reporters of the district courts in the county. The salary shall be paid monthly in the same manner as other county employees' salaries are paid. (l) Section 25.0006 (a) does not apply to a county court at law in Grayson County. Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 148, Sec. 4.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 2, Sec. 8.09(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989; Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 746, Sec. 70, eff. Oct. 1, 1991. Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3 (H.B. 79 ), Sec. 4.50(a)(38), eff. January 1, 2012. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 861 (H.B. 3474 ), Sec. 2.010, eff. September 1, 2023.