OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
iionorable Charler a. Theob%ld
County Attorney
Oalreston couaty
Gelvactcm, Teus
Yaw rqwst SW 0 received tnd
oertSul.ly concldered by The Secta related
by you art brltS1.y et S
Court? in Prt-
lnct 0rSioerr of
Jurtiat Piperi,
tttd in tht J#ovtm-
Be Piper1 voluntttrt6 ip
Sram your letter that
vt btse thir opltion up-
em that Jwttce Piper1
1943, ae Jwtloe OS Court
u&hit OS Court 1 “A’ ir
dutitr OS the Jwtlot of Court
0S Article 2377, V. A. C.-S. Your
ur requect) are as follovsr
QUt3ltlOn it Vh8ther the JUstf@s
OS the of Court 1-A rbell oontinu4 to per-
pteet,
form th8 duties as ustiae OS the ptaoe OS Couft
1-B; end, lX %o, vi 1 1 the abrent justice OS the
peace be 8Atltl%d to th8 Seer earned during hlr
abmenas or will the Sew earned In Court I-B by
the juetlct of th8 pesos OS Court 1-A be acoounted
for by him in hr@ amual report and all ti exce%@
iiomrable Charlet 8. T‘htoMd, pose 2
OS hit k&al oaptnratton bt oeneidextd txotso
fees to be prl4 over to the County a* 1s requlr-
8d OS any osfiaial operattng under the See t;la-
tea lr required to do~ttaould he htvo exaws
fear.
0. . . .
‘T&erefoxe, Sror the tx@atmtlen eS the
@ltuttlon vhloh 6otUrontt w, will you kindly
advlte mt IS, ln the event a jwtltt OS tht peace
use rt-tltoted at the ltrt general tleatlan to
ha o illo t le jwtioe of the peace, uy he ap-
potnt seatene to ttrvt f* him until he it dir-
thtrgtd Srcm the mllltary rtrvlse~ aa& if to,
hov are the Sets to be dlrpottd OS, t&et 18: tc+a-
panration earned 0~ Seer3 and, tn the event he
h&c luthoxlty to appoint eomtont to aat Sor him,
is t&era any provirlem ia the l.m by vhioh e
valid bond oould bt taken to protttt the tounty
as to uctm Sttt, or rould lt bt maeartirp Sor
tuQa8ristant, 1S luth o r icto r dbe appointed by
the jwtlct OS the ptmt, to girt en lntltmnlty
bend to the ebatnt jurtlet or the paaas to pro-
teat hit oSSlola1 band vhen be qualltlta.
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‘You vi.11 nett that Art. 2377, RAM., is
rather ptrmirelve, that lus that the nearest
jwtlot 0s the pebaet i4AI ttrporully pertoon
the dutltr of oStlct.l;hwrtUOUM be tht tltub
tion in tht event tht jurtitt OS the peaot OS
Court 1-A should deallnt to ptr’fwm the dutlet
OS the jwttce of tht peaat OS Court I-R?
)I. . . . *
&tit318 2377, Veraon*c Annotated Ttus Civil stat-
uttr ) provldt* t
%htsmvtr the&t Lt e vaaewy tr tbt jwtlot
In any pxtcinof rhtll b elbeent, or umble or
unvllling to ptriorm tbtdutlet of hit otliea,
the IWtX’8vt jurtltt IO the oounty PUJ ttmpor-
arlly pertom the duties of the aSfLee.”
Bonoreble Charlet H. Zhtobeld, pt&e 3
Oplnlan lb. 0-37k3 of tkir bportaant holds, 8aoq
cthtr thing*, that tfrert ttn be no %sll@t8nt oaunty jutlgt.
Ye quote Srom *aId opinion lw Sollovwr
“It
ir our oplnlon that Artiole 3902, R.C.S.,
doa@ not the UOunty judge
aUthorit to lppoiat
a deputy or asrlrtmt to lOt a@ oounty judge dur-
3.q the ptriad OS his abstnot.
“It is e Semlllar rub that JudSal*l rutbor-
ity aannot be dtltettd. The oSSlot oS oounty
Judge ic oreeted by the Comtltutloa, and the
mnneF by i?hloh it ir to be tilled 19 p~ovlde6
in that e0mtnt. The dutler eS the oounty udge
awquIrt So* thtlr txttution the txertfte 0r udg-
mnt and dlcor~tlom. The ptoplt, by e&eat&z@ a
oeunty jud,gt,sopore rpoclal eonSldrwe in the
won thw eltot-
gf doubted whotker
tht L6glrlaturt In rueh elmusvt8n~t8~ rry artett
th6 0Sffae of deputy er 8sutrt84bt oounty jw
and petit the touaty j&u@. to delt$ett tht txm-
. Parsnthetta8lly, it 1s rlguiffau~t th8t
the oSSlce OS ‘deputy’ or ~artlet.ant* &&go it,
10 fu, et vo een thtdrmlnt, ankacnfn to our mystew
or jurimpmdonca.
*Vhettvw the maept at the &giwlatlv* paver
R&y b6, hoYeVez', VII thbk it Oh88 th8t tbt &U-
tharlty to de1qptr the sumire OS judialrl
paver, OF thr 8utherlty alreatly sonfemed by
the Legielaturt upan the ‘deputy1 to lxermise
lt, must be txprett. It l# aat to be l&erred
rraa the mm pcrrmirrto~~
EOrppoint dtputior, aa-
elstantt, and alerke, Sor the mture OS the au-
thority to be utrelrtd by eutb rclbo?dlaattr it
not prtearlbed by l8v. In lwh s.n~tenot, it la
rather to be a~runud th8t the & rleturt ~@a-
templates the dtltgatian to the etputy or emit-
tents OS he authority to dirahmgo alalrterial
or admlnlrtrettve funt3tlon~ 0S the ~lnuipal OS-
rice.
*ilo rtauta oratea or daflnw th@ ouuw
ur da uto 01 th e0riiw 0f bbguty* OF tlfu-
tARt tountg judg e . Par the mm011 stated above,
Ye hold th&t AMOle 3902 dOW not 8UtbOlm t&
appol~tumat by the county juQo of 8 66pUty or
walrt4nt vetted with 4uthWlty to (Let a@ the
oounty jud@ Umaeli rrl@ht VlLtb resp#t.to ant-
torr lnv01 v1 th nga lwt01 .eo f judg m u lt
4 a a a .%?-
oretlcm, or the exeralae of the judiolU par&~,’
Artlals 1011, Vorncm~a haototsd Taxm Code of Calm-
la41 PmIaoaduPa,provl~rt '<
"80 item of oowtr rhallktued i'w l pur-
ptea 1~mb0 a0h V~C not ~r0t9i0a. w SW 8
lenrioo for vhlah no faa f@ eacp~ersly pro*ld&
by l&m.”
Anrvectng your qqwt1cwu LE 10 our oplnloa undu
the act* *tated 4a6 M~lmod!
There is no 8wh aSfloe TIC %@8let~t Justlee
of tba Pm:;" as Judlelal ruthorlt 0~1 not be &lrgated uld
no suah purported %sclrtult* Q&n g e 4ppolatea to 44t rot-
tba Justlae of the Peaoo.
2. Thw Jwtioe ol Court 1 “A’ vi11 be matitled to
reoeive the toee he luns uhllo teapwully ewvlng la Court
1 "B" uhlah he of oou??l uut lobunt for uxkdu? the peotl-
aaat mxlwm 4ad eroe*e teer ct4tutw.
3.
Justioe Piperi IWAU not be eatitloa to feea
ho dew not WR.
For 4bxMplr, Artiole 19~. vemoA'# A¬-
8toaToxw cod. of Crlln%nal PrQMOklro, pcwider oertalntr1al
fWS t0 jWtl8e~ for fiAI83.1~dtl$Wit&&Oi WlaiR4l Q8(IW, if
th8 jU6tiOe Cd COWC 1 ‘A” 8eO@n4!d 8 b8 Of guilty In 8
rludeab8nOr care la Cvwt I “13’?&.W ‘&I Juatioe of court
1 "A" vould be entitled to the trP8& fee 8& aert8lnZy not
the jurtlce of Court 1 %' uho did not ~form u.xy remdoe.
4. bh 8@'wa vltb you thkt Artlolr 2377, V.A.C.8.,
rupr4, 1e dlreatory
8 eJAtut* et&d 1s not m4ad4tay. %v*ver#
lf the Jurtica of Cturt 1 "A" ciealkmd to r&ve ia C-t
1 *B+ lltl~4nta! and peaoe orflcero soul& frlr U&x crivll
ElWOr8blo Charlee B.l'hoobUd, w 5
rultc ud arimiml asor in iowt 1 “A” ld It wuld those
bo the mamUtory duty of the JwtiQo ol: Court 1 “A” to Urn-
pO@e of th6 air11 8nd orfaiu81 litig8tion filed In hia court.
FrwtlRg tat thlr t8tld'~tWi~y 4aauor8 your ln-
WWY, VI aw
Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion
Combined Opinion