Family Law Associate Judge - Family Law Associate Court - Administration

General Summary:

The Family Law Associate Judge is appointed by the District and County Court at Law Judges, with approval from the Commissioners Court. The Family Law Associate Judge presides over cases referred to him/her. The Family Law Associate Judge’s conduct is governed by the Code of Judicial Conduct and shall perform his/her duties of office impartially and diligently.
Essential Duties:

The Family Law Associate Court performs all duties and exercises the powers described in Section 201.007 of the Texas Family Code and the Texas Government Code Section 54A, et al. This includes presiding at hearings, ruling on evidence and rendering and signing orders as well as recommending orders to be signed in certain cases. Additionally, the Family Law Associate Judge conducts hearings on the tax docket and recommends judgments therein on all tax cases that the District Courts refer. 
Other Duties as assigned.

• Supervision    
• Received:    
• Given: This is a supervisory position, which includes supervision of the court coordinator, court reporter, and bailiff.
• Education    
• Required: Doctorate of Jurisprudence. 
• Preferred:    

Experience/Qualifications    
Required: Resident of Brazos County; licensed to practice law in Texas for at least four years; Must not have been removed from office by impeachment, by the supreme court, by the governor or address to the legislature, by a tribunal reviewing a recommendation of the State Commission on Judicial Conduct, or by the legislature’s abolition of the Judge’s court; and not have resigned from office after having received notice that formal proceedings by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct had been instituted as provided by Section 33.022 and before final disposition of the proceedings. 
Preferred:    

• Certificates, Licenses, Registrations    
• Required: Licensed Attorney.
• Preferred:    

Physical Demands    
Typical: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; bend and kneel; and talk and hear. The employee frequently is required to stand and walk. The employee must frequently lift and/or move objects weighing up to 20 pounds, such as books and stacks of records. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus.

• Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities    
• Typical:  Civil law with special emphasis on Texas Family Code, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure and Texas Rules of Evidence.

Work Environment    
Typical: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. The employee is constantly required to perform tedious, exacting work, and required to work under time pressures to meet deadlines. The employee is frequently required to perform multiple tasks simultaneously.

Brazos County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. The population as of the 2020 US Census was 233,849. The county seat is Bryan. Along with Brazoria County, the county is named for the Brazos River, which forms its western border.