{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-27.056","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 27.056","heading":"CLERK.","body":"(a) Each justice of the peace may designate one or more persons to serve as clerk of the justice court.\n(b) The clerk may administer oaths and affidavits and make certificates and affix the court's seal to those certificates.\n(c) The clerk shall:\n(1) maintain central docket records for all cases filed in the justice court;\n(2) maintain an index of all court judgments for cases arising in the justice court; and\n(3) perform the other duties required by law and assist the judge in handling matters before the court.\nAdded by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 802, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 96, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH","SUBTITLE A. COURTS","CHAPTER 27. JUSTICE COURTS","SUBCHAPTER C. CONDUCTING COURT AND INQUESTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.27.htm#27.056","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"2ca0425460c7be31b033494f60004797118c9b6d89e6c10305b7ab44fac953c3","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-27.055","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-27.057"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}