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Texas Family Code - Section 201.208. Assignment Of Judges And Appointment Of Visiting Associate Judges

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§ 201.208. ASSIGNMENT OF JUDGES AND APPOINTMENT OF 
VISITING ASSOCIATE JUDGES.  (a) This chapter does not limit the 
authority of a presiding judge to assign a judge eligible for 
assignment under Chapter 74, Government Code, to assist in 
processing cases in a reasonable time.
	(b)  If an associate judge appointed under this subchapter is 
temporarily unable to perform the associate judge's official duties 
because of absence resulting from family circumstances, illness, 
injury, disability, or military service, or if there is a vacancy in 
the position of associate judge, the presiding judge of the 
administrative judicial region in which the associate judge serves 
or the vacancy occurs may appoint a visiting associate judge to 
perform the duties of the associate judge during the period the 
associate judge is unable to perform the associate judge's duties 
or until another associate judge is appointed to fill the vacancy.
	(c)  A person is not eligible for appointment under this 
section unless the person has served as an associate judge for at 
least two years before the date of appointment.
	(d)  A visiting associate judge appointed under this section 
is subject to each provision of this chapter that applies to an 
associate judge serving under a regular appointment under this 
subchapter.  A visiting associate judge appointed under this 
section is entitled to compensation, to be determined by a majority 
vote of the presiding judges of the administrative judicial 
regions, through use of funds under this subchapter.  A visiting 
associate judge is not considered to be a state employee for any 
purpose.
	(e)  Section 2252.901, Government Code, does not apply to the 
appointment of a visiting associate judge under this section.

Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1302, § 12, eff. Sept. 1, 
1999.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1258, § 23, eff. 
Sept. 1, 2003;  Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 343, § 2, eff. June 17, 
2005.

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