Municipal courts department created; director.
Houston Code of Ordinances § 16-1
in effectSec. 16-1. - Municipal courts department created; director.
(a) There is hereby created the municipal courts department of the city.
(b) The presiding judge of the municipal courts shall be appointed and designated by the mayor and city council from among the municipal courts judges.
(c) The presiding judge shall be the director of the municipal courts department and shall perform the duties of that office as provided by law and as assigned by the mayor and city council.
(Ord. No. 00-325, § 1, 4-26-00; Ord. No. 2010-740, §§ 2, 3, 9-22-2010)
Source: City of Houston, Code of Ordinances and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/houston/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH16MUCO_ARTIINGE_S16-1MUCODECRDIFetched: 10/26/2026
