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Consideration of an Ordinance of the Lewisville City Council Appointing the Municipal Judge and Alternate Judges of the Municipal Court of Record No. 1 in the City of Lewisville to Two-Year Terms; Designating a Presiding Judge; Providing a Repealer, Severability, and an Effective Date; and Declaring an Emergency.
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ADMINISTRATIVE COMMENTS:
Chapter 30 of the Texas Government Code requires that municipal courts of record be presided over by judges who are appointed by ordinance. The ordinance authorizes municipal judges to serve for a designated term of two years and to be submitted for consideration to the council biennially. In the event the ordinance is not renewed, and no affirmative action is taken to appoint a new judge or judges, the previously appointed judge or judges continue to serve in a hold-over capacity. Currently, the presiding judge is Brian Holman and the alternate, or part-time, judges are Kimberly Lafferty, Holly Fox, Rajish Jose, and Robin Ramsay. Alternate judges provide magistration services in the city jail on weekends and holidays and assist the presiding judge with court and other judicial duties during periods of vacation, illness or when administrative duties require his absence.
RECOMMENDATION:
That the City Council approve the ordinance as set forth in the caption above.
AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS:
Judge Brian Holman