Judicial powers of district court clerk

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The clerk of a district court may render, confirm, and sign final default judgments or judgments by confession in cases where the jurisdiction of the court is concurrent with that of justices of the peace, as provided in Article 5011.

NOTE: Art. 284 as amended by Acts 2021, No. 174, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.

Art. 284. Judicial powers of district court clerk

The clerk of a district court may render and sign default judgments or judgments by confession in cases where the jurisdiction of the court is concurrent with that of justices of the peace, as provided in Article 5011.

Amended by Acts 1979, No. 46, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1980; Acts 2017, No. 419, §1; Acts 2021, No. 174, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.


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