Rules of Judicial Administration
Rule 5. Duties of the Presiding Judge
In addition to the duties placed on Presiding Judges by law and these rules, each Presiding Judge should oversee the general docket management, the prompt disposition of all cases filed in each district and statutory county court within the region, and the proper administration of the affairs of the courts within the administrative region. The Presiding Judge shall:
(a) ensure the adoption of uniform local rules;
(b) hold periodic meetings with the judges in communities with more than one court;
(c) consult with each trial judge of the administrative region to implement more efficient methods of docket management;
(d) study in detail the condition of the dockets in the each county;
(e) discover and encourage the implementation of systems to reduce delay in local dockets;
(f) provide for the orientation and training of new judges in the administrative regions;
(g) ensure adherence to the time standards provided by Rule 6 in the courts of the administrative region;
(h) monitor the performance of visiting and retired judges who are assigned by the Presiding Judge to serve in the administrative region as provided by Section 74.055, Government Code;
(i) direct the district and county clerks within the regions to submit such statistical reports as may be requested by either the local administrative judge or the presiding judge;
(j)[i] perform such other duties as
may be assigned by the Chief Justice.