Municipal Court

Authority

The Municipal Court Judge may be assisted by an Alternate Municipal Judge sitting for the Municipal Court Judge in his absence, and who has authority of the Municipal Court Judge in general on the cases heard by the Associate Judge as does any Municipal Judge of a Court of Record in the State of Texas. The Municipal Court Judge and each Alternate Municipal Judge is also a Magistrate for every county into which the City of Ferris extends and has all authority as a Magistrate of those counties, as set forth in state law.