Sec. 27.052. VACANCY OR ABSENCE. If the office of justice of the peace is vacant in a precinct or if the justice is absent or unable or unwilling to perform his duties, the nearest justice in the county may temporarily perform the duties of the office.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subchapter C. Conducting Court and Inquests
Section 27.051. Terms of Court; Place for Holding Court
Section 27.052. Vacancy or Absence
Section 27.054. Exchange of Benches
Section 27.0545. Exchange of Benches: Inquests
Section 27.055. Special and Temporary Justices