Tex. Gov't Code § 602.007 · Chapter 602. ADMINISTRATION OF OATHS
FILING OF OATH MADE BY CERTAIN JUDICIAL OFFICERS AND JUDICIAL APPOINTEES.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
The oath made and signed statement executed as required by Section 1, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, by any of the following judicial officers and judicial appointees shall be filed with the secretary of state:
(1) an officer appointed by the supreme court, the court of criminal appeals, or the State Bar of Texas;
(2) an associate judge appointed under Subchapter B or C, Chapter 201, Family Code; and
(3) a retired or former judge on the list maintained by the presiding judge of an administrative judicial region under Section 74.055.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 912 (S.B. 1329), Sec. 4.01, eff. September 1, 2017.
Amended by:
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 861 (H.B. 3474), Sec. 5.008, eff. September 1, 2023.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.602.htm
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