Sec. 24.207.  105TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (KENEDY, KLEBERG, AND NUECES COUNTIES).  (a)  The 105th Judicial District is composed of Kenedy, Kleberg, and Nueces counties.  The court shall give preference to criminal cases.
(b)  The terms of the 105th District Court begin:
(1)  in Kenedy County on the first Mondays in June and December;
(2)  in Kleberg County on the first Mondays in April and October;  and
(3)  in Nueces County on the first Mondays in February and August.
(c)  The judge, with the approval of the commissioners court, may appoint an official interpreter of the court in Nueces County who serves at the will of the judge.  The official interpreter shall take both the constitutional oath of office and an oath that he will faithfully interpret all testimony in the district court as official interpreter.  The oath is sufficient for his service as official interpreter in all cases in the court in Nueces County during the interpreter's term of office.  The judge may also assign the official interpreter to assist the court's probation officer in the discharge of the probation officer's duties.
(d)  In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, the 105th District Court has concurrent jurisdiction with the county courts at law in Nueces County to receive a guilty plea in a misdemeanor case pending in a county court at law in Nueces County and dispose of the case, regardless of whether the case is transferred to the district court.  The judgment, order, or action of the district court is valid and binding as if the case were pending in the district court.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
Amended by: 
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 72 (H.B. 2913), Sec. 3, eff. May 17, 2005.