Sec. 53.051.  OFFICE OF BAILIFF.  The judges of the 245th, 246th, 247th, 257th, 308th, 309th, 310th, 311th, and 312th family district courts shall appoint a person to serve their respective courts as bailiff.  A bailiff is an officer of the court and performs the duties of the office under the direction and supervision of the judge of the court.
Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 148, Sec. 2.72(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1987.