Sec. 54.1804. QUALIFICATIONS. A magistrate must:
(1) be a resident of this state and of the county in which the magistrate is appointed to serve under this subchapter; and
(2) have been licensed to practice law in this state for at least four years.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 625 (H.B. 530), Sec. 9, eff. June 15, 2007.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle D - Judicial Personnel and Officials
Chapter 54 - Masters; Magistrates; Referees; Associate Judges
Subchapter GG. Magistrates for Drug Court Programs
Section 54.1802. Applicability of Subchapter
Section 54.1804. Qualifications
Section 54.1806. Judicial Immunity
Section 54.1807. Proceedings That May Be Referred