FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

• ​Fees and Fines

• ​Government Collections 

JUVENILES AND MINORS

• ​Alcohol and Tobacco Offenses

• ​Hearings/Trials

• ​Warnings/Statements

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CIVIL PROCEDURE

• ​Government Code and Rules of Civil Procedure relevant to Justice Courts

• ​Post Judgment Remedies

   

MAGISTRATE DUTIES

• ​Consular Issues

• ​Setting bail/taking bonds/bond conditions

• ​Bond Forfeitures

• ​Emergency Mental Health Commitments

• ​Peace Bonds

• ​Emergency Protective Orders (family violence)

• ​Issuance of Warrants

• ​Administrative Hearings

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ETHICS

INQUESTS 

HEALTH & SAFETY CODE STATUTES RELEVANT TO JUSTICE COURTS 

VITAL STATISTICS - Birth and Death Records and Electronic Recording 

LANDLORD-TENANT RELATIONSHIPS​

JUSTICE CIVIL COURT 

CIVIL PRACTICE & REMEDIES CODE 

CONTRACTS/TORTS

TRAFFIC/TRANSPORTATION CODE 

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE/CHAPTER 45 OF GOVERNMENT CODE

LEGISLATIVE UPDATES - Incorporated into curriculum and additional workshops

CRIMINAL AND CIVIL TRIALS

• ​Jury & Bench Trials

• ​Pre-Trial Motions 

• ​Enforcing Judgments

• ​Contempt

ALL CODES RELATIVE TO SCHOOL-RELATED OFFENSES UNDER JUSTICE COURT JURISDICTION

COURT RECORDS MAINTENANCE

Revised 10/28/2019