Executive - Organizational Chart [pdf]
Research and Court Services - Organizational Chart [pdf]
The Research and Court Services Division serves as a resource for the courts in key areas of judicial administration. The division provides consultation on recommended best practices in administrative operations, works to establish innovative court programs, serves to increase public accessibility to the courts, provides technical assistance and resources on domestic violence issues, and helps develop and implement programs designed to increase the collection of fines and court costs. This division also collects, analyzes, and publishes information related to court activities throughout the state. Statistics collected focus on significant issues and accomplishments in the judicial arena and are used for identifying opportunities for improvement in the judicial system.
Information Services - Organizational Chart [pdf]
Provides information technology services to support the infrastructure for the Office of Court Administration, Supreme Court, Court of Criminal Appeals, Courts of Appeals, State Prosecuting Attorney, State Law Library, and Child Protection courts. It also assists trial courts through the establishment of technology standards and by providing funding assistance for internet connectivity, collection software, and case management software. The division provides case management systems for the appellate, child protection, and child support courts, and a data management system to maintain court statistics reported by the Texas courts. The division's Help Desk provides information and technical assistance to the appellate and trial courts, including training assistance to customers of state judicial systems. The Information Services Division also provides technical staff support to the Judicial Committee on Information Technology (J.C.I.T.), the Council of Chief Justices, the Texas Judicial Council, the Task Force on Indigent Defense, and the Administrative Presiding Judges.
Indigent Defense - Organizational Chart [pdf]
The Indigent Defense Division serves as staff to the Texas Indigent Defense Commission in developing policies and standards for providing legal representation and other defense services to indigent defendants, establishing a statewide county reporting plan for indigent defense information, providing technical support to counties relating to indigent defense, and directing and monitoring the distribution of funds to counties to provide indigent defense services.
Legal - Organizational Chart [pdf]
The Legal Division gives legal and policy advice to agency management and judicial officers, including support for the Texas Judicial Council's development of policy and legislation. It administers the child support courts and child protection courts programs by providing legal advice and administrative support to the presiding judges of the administrative judicial regions and to the associate judges and their staff. The Division researches, writes, and publishes procedure manuals for district and county clerks, promulgates model forms, and facilitates other legal assistance to the judiciary.
Finance & Operations - Organizational Chart [pdf]
The Finance and Operations division manages the fiscal (i.e., accounting, purchasing and budgeting), human resources, and operational support activities of the agency. The division also provides support to the clerks and chief justices of the appellate courts and the presiding judges of the administrative judicial regions regarding legislative and budgetary issues.
Court Reporters Certification - Organizational Chart [pdf]
The Court Reporters Certification division serves as staff to the Court Reporters Certification Board, a state Board charged with performing licensing and regulatory functions for the court reporting profession. The Board certifies to the Supreme Court individuals qualified to practice court reporting based on successful completion of the state exam and registers court reporting firms that provide court or shorthand reporting services to the public. The court reporter's role is fundamental to the judicial process as an impartial party who prepares the records of legal proceedings.
Guardianship Certification - Organizational Chart [pdf]
The Guardianship Certification Program serves as staff to the Guardianship Certification Board. The Board, created by statute effective September 1, 2005, certifies certain individuals who provide guardianship services in Texas. Certification is required as of September 1, 2007 for those guardians enumerated in Government Code Chapter 111. Staff’s primary responsibility is to carry out the daily business of the Board and perform the necessary administrative functions to implement and enforce statutory requirements.
Process Server Review Board - Organizational Chart [pdf]
The Process Server staff serves the Process Server Review Board, a judicial Board appointed by the Supreme Court in July of 2005 to improve the standards for persons authorized to serve process and to reduce the disparity among Texas civil courts for approving persons to serve process. The Board makes recommendations to the Supreme Court of Texas on the certification of individuals and the approval of courses. Effective service by a process server is vital to court proceedings in that legal notice to the person that the document is directed to enables that person to respond to the proceeding before the court.
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Updated: 19-Sep-2011
