Sec. 201.305. TERMINATION. (a) An associate judge who serves a single court serves at the will of the judge of that court.
(b) The employment of an associate judge who serves more than two courts may only be terminated by a majority vote of all the judges of the courts which the associate judge serves.
(c) The employment of an associate judge who serves two courts may be terminated by either of the judges of the courts which the associate judge serves.
(d) To terminate an associate judge's employment, the appropriate judges must sign a written order of termination. The order must state:
(1) the associate judge's name and state bar identification number;
(2) each court ordering termination; and
(3) the date the associate judge's employment ends.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3 (H.B. 79), Sec. 6.03, eff. January 1, 2012.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship
Subtitle C - Judicial Resources and Services
Subchapter D. Associate Judge for Juvenile Matters
Section 201.301. Applicability
Section 201.303. Qualifications
Section 201.306. Cases That May Be Referred
Section 201.307. Methods of Referral
Section 201.308. Powers of Associate Judge
Section 201.310. Attendance of Bailiff
Section 201.312. Court Reporter; Record
Section 201.314. Notice of Right to De Novo Hearing; Waiver
Section 201.315. Order of Court
Section 201.316. Judicial Action on Associate Judge's Proposed Order or Judgment
Section 201.317. De Novo Hearing
Section 201.318. Appellate Review