COUNTY COURTS AT LAW
MISDEMEANOR APPOINTMENT WHEEL
APPLICATION/AFFIDAVIT
PLEASE COMPLETE THIS ENTIRE PAGE
NAME: ______DATE:______
BUSINESS ADDRESS: ______DOB: ______
BUSINESS PHONE #:______FAX #______E-MAIL: ______
*Note: You will receive notification of appointment by fax and e-mail
EDUCATION
1. Undergraduate School ______Date Graduated: ______
2. Law School ______Date Graduated: ______
3. Date licensed to practice law in Texas: ______Bar Card #______
4. Are you qualified to represent non-English speaking clients? Which language(s)?
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5. Are you willing to accept clients who speak the language(s) listed in question #4?
______Yes ______No
6. Have you ever been convicted of a crime? ____Yes ____No
If yes, please explain:______
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7. Have you ever been the subject of any State Bar Disciplinary Action? ____Yes ____No
If yes, please explain:______
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8. Do you currently have any pending criminal charges, other than Class C or traffic violations, in any jurisdiction? _____Yes_____No
If yes, please explain:______
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*Note: If you are arrested at any time while on the Misdemeanor Appointment wheel, you must report your arrest to the County Court Administration Office by the end of the first business day after arrest.
EXPERIENCE – GENERAL
Briefly describe your legal experience and the type of law you have practiced including what percentage has been criminal law: ______
EXPERIENCE – CRIMINAL
Have you ever served in a criminal prosecutor’s office? ______Yes ______No
If yes, where and when: ______
Qualifications for Misdemeanor Appointments
Licensed to practice law in the State of Texas
In Good standing with the State Bar of Texas
An e-mail address, fax machine, operational telephone working 24 hours a day
You will have thirty (30) days from the date, you submit your Application to show proof of six (6) hours of Continuing Legal Education (CLE) in Criminal Law. In addition to those six (6) hours, you must provide proof of either a CLE course in Immigration Law or an Immigration component within another CLE course. There is no minimum required number of hours needed for the Immigration Law requirement. We will accept courses from the last calendar year to satisfy these hours. (This will satisfy your first annual requirement as set forth below).
In order to continue receiving Misdemeanor appointments, you must submit proof of six (6) hours of CLE in Criminal Law, in addition to the proof of CLE in Immigration Law (as set forth above), on an annual basis to County Court Administration. You need only submit a copy of your State Bar MCLE page to show proof of these hours.
*It is in the discretion of the County Court at Law Judges hearing criminal matters to deny an applicant to serve on the Misdemeanor Appointment Wheel for any good cause. Attorneys may also be removed from the Attorney appointment wheel under Grounds for Removal as set forth in the Texas Indigent Defense Commission (TIDC) Bexar County Court Indigent Defense Plan. See http://tidc.tamu.edu
MUST BE SIGNED IN THE PRESENCE OF A NOTARY
Initial Each of the Following that applies to your application:
______Currently licensed to practice law in the State of Texas;
______Current on State Bar Dues and Occupational Tax; and
______Current on State of Texas MCLE requirements.
*You must attach verification of your current status to practice in Texas, payment of State Bar dues and Occupational Tax and MCLE record showing completion of required CLE requirements for your current compliance year.
By my signature below, I certify that the information in this application to be accepted on the Bexar County Courts at Law Misdemeanor Appointment Wheel is true and correct. I agree to comply with any additional rules and requirements to be eligible for and maintained on the Appointment wheel that may be established by the County Courts at Law hearing criminal matters.
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Signature of Applicant Date
Subscribed and sworn to before me on the ______day of ______20______.
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Notary Public
This application must be notarized and returned to the County Courts at Law Administration Office, Paul Elizondo Tower, 101 W. Nueva St., Ste 325, San Antonio, Texas 78205. Phone (210) 335-2115 or Fax (210) 335-2935
Revised 4/7/2016