Texas § GV.26.024 - APPOINTMENT TO SHARE BENCH
Full text of Texas The Texas Constitution § GV.26.024 — APPOINTMENT TO SHARE BENCH, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ GV.26.024. APPOINTMENT TO SHARE BENCH
APPOINTMENT TO SHARE BENCH. (a) The county judge may appoint a retired judge, former constitutional county judge, or a constitutional county judge from another county as a visiting judge to share the bench if the county judge finds that the dockets of the county court reflect a case load that the county judge considers to be in excess of that which can be disposed of properly in a manner consistent with the efficient administration of justice. (b) The visiting judge may share the bench for periods authorized by the commissioners court. (c) The visiting judge shall sit in those matters authorized by the county judge and has the powers of the county judge in relation to those matters. (d) The order appointing the visiting judge shall be noted on the docket of the court. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 811, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 782, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1388, Sec. 11, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by: Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 383 (H.B. 103 ), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2023.
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Section GV.26.024 ("APPOINTMENT TO SHARE BENCH") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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