{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-53.036","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 53.036","heading":"TERM OF OFFICE; VACANCY.","body":"(a) A bailiff serves at the pleasure of the judge of the court the bailiff serves.\n(b) If the office of a bailiff becomes vacant, the sheriff shall appoint another bailiff in the manner provided for initial appointments.\nActs 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH","SUBTITLE D. JUDICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICIALS","CHAPTER 53. BAILIFFS","SUBCHAPTER C. BAILIFFS IN BEXAR COUNTY"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.53.htm#53.036","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"2df0c148a4e833159a853e57c293fb5ed0c822ddb027695f8fc0106d2bb5a22d","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-53.035","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-53.037"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}