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Texas Government Code - GOV'T § 54.003. Suspension and Removal

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) In addition to other removal provisions provided under this chapter or other law, a master, magistrate, referee, associate judge, or hearing officer appointed under this chapter may be removed under Section 24, Article V, Texas Constitution.

(b) The local administrative judge shall ensure a master, magistrate, referee, associate judge, or hearing officer appointed to serve a county within the jurisdiction of the court served by the local administrative judge complies with the requirements of this chapter and Article 15.17, Code of Criminal Procedure.

(c) A local administrative judge shall report a violation of Subsection (b) to:

(1) the commissioners court for the county in which the master, magistrate, referee, associate judge, or hearing officer is appointed;

(2) the presiding judge of the administrative judicial region for the court served by judge;

(3) the Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System;  and

(4) if the local administrative judge determines the referring court is culpable in the violation, the State Commission on Judicial Conduct.

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