Section 25.0362 - Cass 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 in Cass County has the jurisdiction provided by the constitution and by general law for district courts, including concurrent jurisdiction in: (2) arraignments, pleas, and pre-trial motions for felony cases;(3) trials for felony cases transferred from a district court in Cass County to the county court at law on agreement of the county court at law judge;(4) family law cases and proceedings, including juvenile matters; and(5) appeals from justice courts and from the county court in misdemeanor cases.(b) A county court at law does not have jurisdiction of: (1) misdemeanors involving official misconduct;(2) suits on behalf of the state to recover penalties or escheated property;(4) suits in which the county is a party; or(5) felony cases involving capital murder.(c) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3, Sec. 4.50(a)(18), eff. January 1, 2012.(d) The district clerk serves as clerk of a county court at law except that the county clerk serves as clerk of a county court at law in probate matters.(e) Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1301, Sec. 13(4), eff. October 1, 2007.(f) Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, a jury in a county court at law shall be composed of six members except as provided by the constitution, Section 25.0007(c), or other law. Failure to object before a six-member jury is seated and sworn constitutes a waiver of a 12-member jury. In matters in which the constitution or other law does not require a 12-member jury and the county court at law has concurrent jurisdiction with the district court, the jury may be composed of 12 members if a party to the suit requests a 12-member jury. In a civil case tried in a county court at law, the parties may, by mutual agreement, agree to try the case with any number of jurors and have a verdict rendered and returned by the vote of any number of those jurors that is less than the total number of jurors.(g) In matters of concurrent jurisdiction, a judge of a county court at law and a judge of a district court in Cass County may transfer cases between the courts in the same manner that judges of district courts may transfer cases under Section 24.003.(h) The judge of a county court at law in Cass County is entitled to a budget for travel and continuing education in an amount that is at least equal to the amount budgeted to the county judge for travel and continuing education.Tex. Gov't. Code § 25.0362
Amended by Acts 2019, Texas Acts of the 86th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 696,Sec. 8, eff. 9/1/2020.Amended By Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3, Sec. 3.05, eff. 1/1/2012.Amended By Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3, Sec. 4.19, eff. 1/1/2012.Amended By Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3, Sec. 4.50(a)(18), eff. 1/1/2012.Amended By Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1301, Sec. 13(4), eff. 10/1/2007.Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 16, Sec. 1, eff. 5/3/2005.