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Texas Constitution art. 5 §16
In force on Jan 11, 2008 · this text took effect (date not stated) · same as today's text
COUNTY COURTS: JURISDICTION; COUNTY JUDGE POWERS; DISQUALIFICATION OF COUNTY JUDGE
The County Court has jurisdiction as provided by law. The County Judge is the presiding officer of the County Court and has judicial functions as provided by law. County court judges shall have the power to issue writs necessary to enforce their jurisdiction.
County Courts in existence on the effective date of this amendment are continued unless otherwise provided by law.
When the judge of the County Court is disqualified in any case pending in the County Court the parties interested may, by consent, appoint a proper person to try said case, or upon their failing to do so a competent person may be appointed to try the same in the county where it is pending in such manner as may be prescribed by law.
(Feb. 15, 1876. Amended Aug. 11, 1891, Nov. 7, 1978, Nov. 4, 1980, and Nov. 5, 1985.)
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"
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