imported>Admin at 15:59, October 30, 2022

2022-10-30T15:59:45Z

New page

{{DISPLAYTITLE:Article V, Section 5a of the Texas Constitution (''<small>"Clerks of Appellate Courts"</small>'')}}{{Texas Constitution|text=Added November 6, 2001:

'''The Supreme Court, Court of Criminal Appeals, and each Court of Appeals shall each appoint a clerk of the court, who shall give bond in the manner required by law, may hold office for four years subject to removal by the appointing court for good cause entered of record on the minutes of the court, and shall receive such compensation as the legislature may provide.'''

|editor=

This section consolidated three Article V provisions that governed appellate court clerks.

|other=

None.

|recent=

None.

|historic=

* ''Moore v. Sheppard'', 192 S.W.2d 559, [https://cite.case.law/pdf/10198662/Moore%20v.%20Sheppard,%20192%20S.W.2d%20559%20(1946).pdf#page=4 562] (Tex. 1946) ("There being no statutory duty requiring [appellate court clerks] to furnish uncertified, unofficial copies of opinions of the Courts of Civil Appeals, no statute fixing any fee for such services, and no valid statute requiring that money received therefore be deposited in the State Treasury, there is no debt owing by petitioners to the State. Since petitioners are not required to account to the State Treasurer, under the existing statutes, for such receipts, they cannot be required to execute an affidavit that such funds have been deposited in the State Treasury as a condition for the delivery of their monthly salary warrants.")

}}

[[Category:TxCon ArtV Sec]]

Texas Constitution:Article V, Section 5a - Revision history

imported>Admin at 15:59, October 30, 2022