~4USTIN. TEXAS 7
March 17, 1970
Honorable Qayle R. Carden Opinion No. M- 597
County Attorney
Hunt County Re: Compensationof Judge of
Greenville,Texas 75401 the 196th Judicial District
for serving as a statutory'
member of the Hunt County
Dear Mr. Carden: Juvenile Board.
Your request for an opinion asks the following question:
'Is the 196th District Judge entitled to
receive compensationas a member of the Runt
County Juvenile Board as provided in Article
5139CC, a8 of the time said Board was appointed
on November 7, 19699"
Your request states that on October 2, 1969, Hollis
D. ffarmonwas appointed District Judge of the 196th Judicial
District covering Hunt County, Texas, and that no other District
Judge serves Hunt County.
House Bill 412# Acts 60th Leg. R.S. 1967, Ch. 418, p.
950, amended Sections 1 and 4 of Article 5139CC, Vernon's Civil
Statutes, so as to read as follows:
llSection1. There Is hereby established
a County Juvenile Board in Hunt County, whfch
shall be composed of the county $udge, the
judge of each judicial district which includes
Hunt County, and four non-salariedmembers who
are citizens of Hunt County, two to be appointed
by the county judge and one by each district
judge. The terms of office of the non-salaried
appointed members of the Board are for alter-
nating terms of two years each. The terms of
two of the non-salariedappointed members ex-
pire on December 31st of each odd-numberedyear9
and the terms of the remaining two non-salaried
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appointed members expire on December 31st of
each even-numberedyear,
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%ec. 4. As compensationfor the added
duties Imposed upon the judicial members of the
Juvenile Board, the county and district judges
may be allowed additional compensationnot to
exceed Twelve Hundred Dollars ($1,200) per year,
and the clerk of the juvenile court may be al-
lowed the additional compensationnot to exceed
Eight Hundred Dollars ($800) per year. Any ad-
ditional compensationallowed shall be fixed by
the CommissionersCourt of Hunt County, and
paid monthly in twelve (12) equal Installments
out of the general fund or any other available
fund of the county. Such compensationshall
be In addition to all other compensationnow
provided or allowed by law for the county
judges, district judges, and clerk of the
juvenile court and shall not be counted as
fees of office. Each other member of the
Board serves without compensation. This Act
shall be cumulativeof existing laws relating
to compensatfonfor judges of district courtsfi
county judges, and clerks of juvenile courts.
House Bill 12, Acts 60th Legislature,supra, became
effective June 12, 1967, and in view of the provlsfons of Sec-
tion 1 of Article 5139CC, Vernon's Civil Statutes, as amended,
the County Juvenile Board in Hunt County was established,to be
composed of the County Judge, District Judge, and four non-
salaried members who are citizens of Hunt County, two to be
appointed by the County Judge and one by each District Judge.
The,196th Judicial District was created by the pro-
visions of Section 3.023 of Article lgga, Vernon's Civil Statutes.
Under the facts submitted by you, Judge Qarmon qualified as Judge
of the 196th Judldlal District on October 2, 1969, and In view of
the provisions of Section 1 of Article 5139C& Vernon's Civil
Statutes, automaticallybecame a member of the County Juvenile
Board in Hunt County.
Section 2.006 of Article lgga, Vernon's Civil Statutes,
provides:
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"The district judge of any new district
created by this Act shall sit as a member of
the juvenile board in any county within his
district In which a juvenile board exists.
The judge shall receive the same amount as
supplementalcompensationfor his services on
the board as Is received by other judges on
the board. The judge shall rece.lvethe same
amount in other supplementalcomp,ensatlon from
the county as is receixed by other district
judges in that county.
You state in your request that the county judge of
Runt County receives $1200.00 per year at present for his
services as a member of the Juvenile Board for Hunt County.
You are, therefore, advised that the Distrlat Judge
of the 196th Judicial District Is entitled to the compensation
authorized in Article'5139CCand Section 2.006 of Article 199a
from and after October 2, 1969. Under the facts submitted, this
compensationIs $1200.00 per year.
SUMMARY
The County Juvenile Board in Hunt County was
established in 1967 by the provisions of Article
5139CC, Vernon's Civil Statutes; the Judge of the
196th Judicial District is a member of that Board
and is entitled to the compensationauthorized In
Article 5139CC and Section 2.006 of Article 19~9a>
Vernon's Civil Statutes, from and after the date
he qualified as Judge of the 196th Judicial
District.
General of Texas
Prepared by John Reeves
Assistant Attorney General
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APPROVED:
OPINION COMUITTEE
Kerns Taylor, Chairman
w. E. Allen, ,ActingCo-chairman
Earl Hines
Pat Cain
Camm Larg
Scott Qarrlson
MEADE F. GRIFFIN
Staff Legal Assistant
ALFRRDWALKER
Executive Assistant
NOLA WHITE
First Assistant
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