Kly, such a judge presides over the county's governing body which is the commissioners court. Such judges have constitutional jurisdiction over misdemeanors and civil cases. They also hear appeals from JP and municipal courts as well as de novo. In urban counties, they practice as administrators; in rural counties they practice more as judges.


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