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Committee:	House Judicial Affairs
Title:	Interim report
Library Catalog Title:	House Committee on Judicial Affairs, Texas House of Representatives interim report, 2000 : a report to the House of Representatives, 77th Texas Legislature.
Subjects:	Attorney General Child Support Division | Child support | Court reform | Court Reporters Certification Board, Texas | Drug courts | Drug rehabilitation programs | Hate crimes | Judicial districts | Judicial Districts Board | Judicial elections | Redistricting |
Library Call Number:	L1836.76 j899
Session:	76th R.S. (1999)
Online version:	View report [57 pages  File size: 3,049 kb]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
1.	Study the need to revise Texas law on hate crimes.
2.	Review and assess the success of specialized drug courts in other states.
3.	Conduct a comprehensive review of the appellate court system, including issues related to the selection of appellate judges, judicial redistricting, efficiency of handling workload, overlapping appellate districts and forum shopping.
4.	Review the need for the Judicial Districts Board.
5.	Conduct active oversight of the agencies under the committee's jurisdiction.
Committee:	House Judicial Affairs
Title:	Interim report
Library Catalog Title:	House Committee on Judicial Affairs, Texas House of Representatives interim report, 1998 : a report to the House of Representatives, 76th Texas Legislature.
Subjects:	County attorneys | Judicial districts | Judicial Districts Board | Judicial selection | Municipal courts | Probate courts | Redistricting |
Library Call Number:	L1836.75 j899
Session:	75th R.S. (1997)
Online version:	View report [138 pages  File size: 6,596 kb]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
1.	Conduct active oversight of agencies under the committee's jurisdiction.
2.	Review the feasibility of drafting a Uniform Municipal Courts of Record Act, such that future municipal courts of record bills could simply add the name of the city and any special provisions relating to that court (similar to Chapter 25, Government Code, dealing with statutory county courts).
3.	Review the responsibilities of county attorneys in light of new duties in the prosecution of felony crimes to determine whether those duties are effectively discharged, or whether additional resources are needed.
4.	Review the courts' methods for equalizing appellate court caseloads, including any additional measures that would be beneficial. Determine why prior attempts to redistrict appellate courts have been unsuccessful and whether new methods are necessary to accomplish redistricting.
5.	Study the benefits of merging district, statutory county courts, and constitutional county courts for probate matters into a single level of multi-county statutory probate courts.
Committee:	Senate Jurisprudence
Title:	Interim report
Library Catalog Title:	Interim report to the 76th Legislature.
Subjects:	Appellate courts | Attorneys | Court congestion | Court costs and fees | Fines | Judicial campaign contributions | Judicial districts | Judicial Districts Board | Judicial selection | Juries | Jury duty | Redistricting | State Auditor's Office, Texas |
Library Call Number:	L1836.75 j979
Session:	75th R.S. (1997)
Online version:	View report [90 pages  File size: 4,360 kb]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
1.	Study the selection of judges in the state courts as well as the statutory county courts-at-law and probate courts, and make recommendations for any legislative action. The committee should consider the report made to the 75th Legislature by the Texas Commission on Judicial Efficiency and legislation introduced during the 75th Legislature.
2.	Study and evaluate the process of judicial districting with emphasis on the intermediate level of courts in Texas and, if necessary, make recommendations for any legislative action.
3.	Review any reports made by the Texas State Auditor regarding the court system and efficiency of the courts which may be issued prior to the 76th Legislature, and consider whether legislative action is needed.
4.	Study the costs assessed on parties filing civil lawsuits and appeals in district, county and appellate courts and evaluate whether those costs are unreasonable or overly burdensome. The Committee should review relevant legislation introduced during the 1997 regular session.
5.	Evaluate the collection efforts of criminal fines imposed by the courts to determine how courts, court clerks, community supervision departments, the Division of Paroles in the Department of Criminal Justice, and the Board of Pardons and Paroles may enhance collection efforts. If improvement in collection efforts is needed, the Committee should make recommendations. A review of other states' methods may be conducted.
6.	Review ways to improve service on juries and service by jurors. The committee should consider the work of the task force created by the Texas Supreme Court to study the jury system in Texas, as well as review the results of any similar studies which have taken place or are presently taking place in other states.
7.	Review the legal duties of attorneys and guardians in the negotiation and settlement of their client's civil claims. The Committee should consider whether current law and regulations ensure that clients' interests are protected and promote the efficient and effective resolution of claims. The Committee may make recommendations, if necessary, for legislative action.
Committee:	House Judicial Affairs
Title:	Interim report
Library Catalog Title:	Committee on Judicial Affairs Interim Report, 1992 : toward a fair distribution of justice : considerations for judicial reapportionment in Texas.
Subjects:	Judicial districts | Judicial Districts Board | Redistricting |
Library Call Number:	L1836.72 j899
Session:	72nd R.S. (1991)
Online version:	View report [145 pages  File size: 6,849 kb]
Charge:	This report should address the charge below.
1.	Study judicial reapportionment.

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