(a) In addition to the jurisdiction provided by § 25.0003 and other law, a county court at law in Gillespie County has concurrent jurisdiction with the district court in:
(1) family law cases and proceedings; and
(2) juvenile law cases and proceedings.
(b) The district clerk serves as clerk of a county court at law for family law cases and proceedings and the county clerk serves as clerk for all other cases. The commissioners court may employ as many deputy sheriffs and bailiffs as are necessary to serve the court.

Terms Used In Texas Government Code 25.0882

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.

(c) If a case or proceeding in which a county court at law has concurrent jurisdiction with a district court is tried before a jury, the jury shall be composed of 12 members. In all other cases, the jury shall be composed of six members.

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