Tex. Gov't Code § 54A.306 · Subchapter D. ASSOCIATE JUDGE FOR GUARDIANSHIP PROCEEDINGS AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES PROCEEDINGS IN CERTAIN COURTS
TERM OF APPOINTMENT; TERMINATION.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) An associate judge appointed under this subchapter serves for a term of four years from the date the associate judge is appointed and qualifies for office.
(b) The appointment of an associate judge for a term does not affect the at-will employment status of the associate judge. An appointing presiding judge of an administrative judicial region or the successor presiding judge of the region may terminate the associate judge's appointment at any time.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 627 (H.B. 79), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.54A.htm
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