Changes to Data Collected on the Judicial Council Official Justice Court and Municipal Court Reports
Implementation Date of Changes - 09/01/2011
The Texas Judicial Council (TJC) is the policy-making body for the state judiciary. The Council was created in 1929 by the 41st Legislature to continuously study and report on the organization and practices of the Texas judicial system.
The Council studies methods to simplify judicial procedures, expedite court business, and better administer justice. It examines the work accomplished by the courts and submits recommendations for improvement of the system to the Legislature, the Governor and the Supreme Court. The Council receives and considers input from judges, public officials, members of the bar, and citizens.
What's New
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Adopted Amendment to the Judicial Council's Justice Court Report Rules - Effective September 1, 2013
Adopted Amendment [pdf]
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Next TJC Meeting: September 20, 2013
Supreme Court of Texas Courtroom
Supreme Court Building, 201 West 14th Street, Austin -
HB 3475, effective September 1, 2011
Added by HB 3475 during the 82nd Legislature, Section 29.013(a) of the Government Code requires the secretary of a municipality to notify the Texas Judicial Council of the name of each person who is elected or appointed as mayor, municipal court judge, or clerk of a municipal court within 30 days after the date of the person's election or appointment. The secretary is also required to notify the Texas Judicial Council of the name the mayor, municipal court judge or clerk that vacates
such an office.
A report form is posted on our Required Reporting webpage. - Shared Solutions Summit Toolkit Launched. The Shared Solutions Summit Toolkit is the product of the first Shared Solutions Summit, convened January 8-10, 2012, and enables all justice system stakeholders to access the information and ideas shared at the summit. Videos, presentations, and project plans are included for five key topic areas: criminal courts, mental health courts, child protection courts, civil courts handling self-represented litigants, and limited jurisdiction courts handling juvenile Class C cases. The toolkit captures the leadership, collaboration, and data analysis techniques discussed at the summit, along with examples of how they can be applied to specific areas in need of improvement.
We encourage you to use the toolkit to help implement your own justice system improvements. The toolkit can be found at http://www.courts.state.tx.us/tjc/Shared-Solutions.asp
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Updated: 16-Aug-2013
