HomeMy WebLinkAboutIR 053 (3) INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 23-053
To the Mayor and Members of the City Council March 7, 2023
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SUBJECT: REAPPOINTMENT OF SUBSTITUTE JUDGES
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The purpose of this Informal Report is to share with the Mayor and Council the recommendations
of Chief Judge Danny Rodgers for the reappointment of Municipal Court Substitute Judges.
Fort Worth Municipal Court Substitute Judges are appointed to two-year terms with the current
terms expiring on March 31, 2023.
• Chapter 30 of the Texas Government Code (the Uniform Municipal Courts of Record
Act) sets out the requirements for appointment of judges for Municipal Courts of
Record. Section 30.00008 of the Texas Government Code (the Uniform Municipal
Courts of Record Act) states that the governing body of a municipality may appoint one
or more qualified persons to be available to serve for a Municipal Judge who is
temporarily absent due to illness, family death, continuing legal or judicial education
programs or any other reason. The presiding judge shall select one of the qualified
persons appointed by the governing body to serve during the absence of a Municipal
Judge. The Substitute Judge, while serving as a Municipal Judge, has all the powers
and shall discharge all the duties of a Municipal Judge.
• Section 10-3 of the City of Fort Worth Code of Ordinances provides in pertinent part
that:
o The appointment or reappointment of substitute judges shall be for a term of two
years from the date of their appointment or reappointment and shall be initiated
upon recommendations of the chief judge.
Chief Judge Danny Rodgers recommends the reappointment of Thelma Anderson, Meng-Chi
Ballard, Kim Marie Catalano, Laura E. Ganoza, Faye R. Harden, Joseph Henderson, and
Terry Reeves as Substitute Municipal Judges for a two-year term commencing April 1 , 2023,
and ending on March 31 , 2025. Chief Judge Rodgers is also recommending that
compensation for Substitute Municipal Judges be $50.00 per hour worked.
Resumes for all of the recommended Substitute Municipal Judges are attached.
For questions regarding this information, please contact Chief Judge Danny Rodgers, at
817.392.6717.
David Cooke
City Manager
ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS