PRO 2016-11 TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS
PROCLAMATION NO. 2016-11
A PROCLAMATION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF TROPHY
CLUB, TEXAS, RECOGNIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF MUNICIPAL COURTS,
THE RULE OF LAW AND THE FAIR AND IMPARTIAL ADMINISTRATION OF
JUSTICE AND PROCLAIMING NOVEMBER 7-11, 2016 AS MUNICIPAL COURT
WEEK IN TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, municipal courts play a significant role in preserving public safety and
promoting quality of life in Texas;
WHEREAS, more people come in contact with municipal courts than all other Texas
courts combined and public impression of the Texas judicial system is largely dependent upon
the public's experience in municipal court;
WHEREAS, the Town of Trophy Club hosts the Trophy Club Municipal Court since the
9th day of December 1985;
WHEREAS, state law authorizes a municipality to either appoint or elect a municipal
judge for a term of office, the Trophy Club Municipal Court is a state court and its judges are
members of the state judiciary;
WHEREAS, the procedures for the Trophy Club Municipal Court operations are set forth
in the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure and other laws of the State of Texas;
WHEREAS, the Town of Trophy Club is committed to the notion that our legal system is
based on the principle that an independent, fair, and competent judiciary will interpret and
apply the laws that govern us and that judges and court personnel should comply with the law
and act in a manner that promotes public confidence in the integrity and impartiality of the
judiciary;
WHEREAS, Trophy Club Municipal Judges are not policy makers for the Town of
Trophy Club but are bound by the law and the Canons of Judicial Conduct and are required to
make decisions independent of the governing body of the Town Council, town officials, and
employees; and
WHEREAS, the Town Council recognizes that the Constitution and laws of the State of
Texas contain procedural safeguards in criminal cases for all defendants, including indigent
defendants, and supports the Trophy Club Municipal Court in complying with such legal
requirements.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, MAYOR C. NICK SANDERS, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE
TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM
THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 7 — 11, 2016 AS:
MUNICIPAL COURT WEEK
PASSED AND APPROVED by the Town Council of the Town of Trophy Club, Texas,
this 11th day of October 2016. x" w-
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