Tex. Gov't Code § 74.091 · Subchapter D. ADMINISTRATION BY COUNTY
LOCAL ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICT JUDGE.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) There is a local administrative district judge in each county.
(b) In a county with two or more district courts the judges of those courts shall elect a district judge as local administrative district judge:
(1) for a term of two years; or
(2) if the district judge's term ends before the second anniversary of the date the district judge is elected as local administrative judge, for the remainder of the district judge's term.
(b-1) The local administrative district judge may not be elected on the basis of rotation or seniority.
(c) In a county with only one district judge, the district judge serves as the local administrative district judge.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 148, Sec. 2.93(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 646, Sec. 12, eff. Aug. 28, 1989.
Amended by:
Acts 2025, 89th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 7 (H.B. 16), Sec. 7.15, eff. December 4, 2025.
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.74.htm
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Cited by 6 provisions
Provisions in this library whose text cites Tex. Gov't Code § 74.091. Each shows the citation as that text prints it.
Government Code
- Tex. Gov't Code § 25.1033HARRIS COUNTY CRIMINAL COURT AT LAW PROVISIONS.Printed as Sections 25.0006, 74.091, and 74.092
- Tex. Gov't Code § 25.1312KAUFMAN COUNTY COURT AT LAW PROVISIONS.Printed as Sections 74.091 and 74.0911
- Tex. Gov't Code § 25.2012ROCKWALL COUNTY COURT AT LAW PROVISIONS.Printed as Sections 74.091 and 74.0911
- Tex. Gov't Code § 74.097LOCAL ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICT JUDGE FOR BLANCO, BURNET, LLANO, AND SAN SABA COUNTIES.Printed as Section 74.091(b)
- Tex. Gov't Code § 74.0971LOCAL ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICT JUDGE FOR CORYELL COUNTY.Printed as Section 74.091(b)
- Tex. Gov't Code § 659.012JUDICIAL SALARIES.Printed as Section 74.091
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