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Texas Family Code - Section 201.001. Appointment

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§ 201.001. APPOINTMENT.  (a) A judge of a court having 
jurisdiction of a suit under this title or Title 1 or 4 may appoint a 
full-time or part-time associate judge to perform the duties 
authorized by this chapter if the commissioners court of a county in 
which the court has jurisdiction authorizes the employment of an 
associate judge.
	(b)  If a court has jurisdiction in more than one county, an 
associate judge appointed by that court may serve only in a county 
in which the commissioners court has authorized the associate 
judge's appointment.
	(c)  If more than one court in a county has jurisdiction of a 
suit under this title or Title 1 or 4 the commissioners court may 
authorize the appointment of an associate judge for each court or 
may authorize one or more associate judges to share service with two 
or more courts.
	(d)  If an associate judge serves more than one court, the 
associate judge's appointment must be made with the unanimous 
approval of all the judges under whom the associate judge serves.
	(e)  This section does not apply to an associate judge 
appointed under Subchapter B or C.

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, § 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  
Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1302, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 
1999;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1258, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.

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