(a) A judge shall preside over each of the municipal court of record divisions. A judge appointed under Section 4, Chapter VIII of the city charter shall be known as a “municipal judge.” A judge appointed under Section 6, Chapter VIII of the city charter shall be known as an “associate municipal judge.”
(b) A municipal judge shall:
(1) hold a respective court within the city at a place designated by the city council;
(2) follow all rules of procedure contained in the ordinances of the city and state law;
(3) enter on the docket of the municipal court of record division over which the municipal judge presides, appropriate notations of the disposition of each case;
(4) have authority to preside over any of the municipal court of record divisions, and may exchange benches with other municipal judges; and
(5) have all other powers and duties assigned to a municipal judge by the city charter, other city ordinances, Chapter 30 of the Texas Government Code, or other state law.
(c) The administrative municipal judge of the municipal court of record shall:
(1) provide for equal distribution of cases among the municipal court of record divisions and select so many bailiffs of the municipal court of record as are necessary;
(2) have the power to transfer cases from one municipal court of record division to another and assign municipal judges to preside over the various divisions;
(3) promulgate work rules for the administration of the municipal court of record;
(4) provide at least one performance evaluation annually of each municipal judge; and
(5) have all other powers and duties assigned to the administrative municipal judge by the city charter, other city ordinances, Chapter 30 of the Texas Government Code, or other state law. (Ord. Nos. 7429; 15603; 18477; 18837; 19802; 20201; 21011; 22496; 24946)