Original Publication: 1996
Most Recent Revision: 2024
Edition: 15th
Length: 383 pages
Binding: Spiral bound with tabs
Download at no cost: Here
The TMCEC Bench Book is a reference guide for Texas municipal judges serving both as trial court judges as well as magistrates. This 15th edition is titled the TMCEC 2024 Bench Book and incorporates important statutory changes from the 88th Regular Legislature.
Tabs include:
- Magistrate Duties
- Search Warrants, Arrest Warrants, and Other Writs
- Pro Se Defendants and Defendants Represented By Counsel
- Appearance and Pleas
- Driving Safety Courses (DSC)
- Pretrial Proceedings
- Trial Proceedings
- Sentencing, Deferred, and Indigence
- Bond Forfeitures
- New Trials and Appeals
- City Ordinances
- Oaths and Ceremonies
- Juvenile and Minor Proceedings
- Contempt of Court
- Corporations and Associations
- Evidence
- Animals
- Expunctions
You can download at no cost the entire Bench Book as one file or as individual chapters here.