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Texas Constitution art. 5 §15

In force on Feb 17, 2022 · this text took effect (date not stated) · same as today's text

COUNTY COURT; COUNTY JUDGE

There shall be established in each county in this State a County Court, which shall be a court of record; and there shall be elected in each county, by the qualified voters, a County Judge, who shall be well informed in the law of the State; shall be a conservator of the peace, and shall hold his office for four years, and until his successor shall be elected and qualified. He shall receive as compensation for his services such fees and perquisites as may be prescribed by law. (Feb. 15, 1876. Amended Nov. 2, 1954.)

History:

Source: the Legislature's file server, seen Feb 17, 2022 to Nov 08, 2026.

Every version on file

Effective date not stated · seen Feb 2022–Nov 2026
Effective date not stated · seen Jul 2018–Jan 2020

Attorney General opinions that cite it

GA-0642 (Jan 11, 2008): Whether the creation ofa county court at law and the related divestiture of the constitutional county court's probate,juvenile, civil, and criminal jurisdiction stripped a county judge of his powers as "magistrate"
GA-0568 (Mar 19, 2007): Whether the special filing fee in Local Government Code section 133.154 must be collected for cases filed in a statutory probate court

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