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The lowest court level in Texas is the Justice of the Peace Court (also called Justice Court or JP Court). Each county has at least one JP Court. [16] Sections 18 and 19 of Article V, as well as Chapters 27 and 28 of the Texas Government Code, outline the duties of these Courts and their officers.
A justice of the peace in Taos County, New Mexico, United States, hears a case (1941). A justice of the peace (JP) is a judicial officer of a lower court, elected or appointed by means of a commission (letters patent) to keep the peace. In past centuries the term commissioner of the peace was often used with the same meaning.
Jim Evans: [18] First openly LGBT male to become a family court judge in Texas (2017) [19] Nick Chu: [20] [21] First Asian American male to serve as a Justice of the Peace in Texas (2017) Jason Luong: [22] [23] First Asian American male (who is of Vietnamese descent) elected as a criminal district court judge in Texas (2019)
Phantly Roy Bean Jr. (c. 1825 – March 16, 1903) was an American saloon-keeper and Justice of the Peace in Val Verde County, Texas, who called himself "The Only Law West of the Pecos". According to legend, he held court in his saloon along the Rio Grande on a desolate stretch of the Chihuahuan Desert of southwest Texas.
See Texas Local Government Code §81.021 and based on population. There are two to eight precincts per Texas county. 2. Constables (and the justice of the peace, and county commissioners) are elected by these precincts and they must provide bailiffs for the Justice Court(s) in their precinct. 3.
In some states, such as Texas, Kentucky, and Arkansas a "justice of the peace" is a legislative office equivalent to a county commissioner, not a judicial office. For justices of the peace who serve as county commissioners see: County commissioners in the United States .
Under Section 101 of the Kentucky Constitution, constables are considered peace officers and have the same countywide jurisdiction as the county sheriff. [22] Prior to the 1970s, the main function of the constables was to provide court service and security to the justice of the peace courts. However, since these have been eliminated by judicial ...
Chapter 5, Articles 5.04 and 5.05 detail the duties of peace officers when responding to family violence calls. These include protecting the victim, helping the victim move to a safer place, and providing victims with written instructions about the legal actions they can take to protect themselves from the offender.