Kelley v. State

It has been said many times that innovative experiments involving the judiciary may be admirable, and even understandable, but such experiments must stay within the limitations imposed by the law.

Art. 5, Sec. 1, of the Texas Constitution, provides in part: “The judicial power of this State shall be vested in one Supreme Court, in Courts of Civil Appeals, in a Court of Criminal Appeals, in District Courts, in County Courts, in Commissioner Courts, in Courts of Justices of the Peace, and in such other courts as may be provided by law ...” “Magistrate’s Courts” are not listed.

The 67th…