Sec. 54.872. QUALIFICATIONS. To be eligible for appointment as a magistrate, a person must:
(1) be a resident of this state; and
(2) have been licensed to practice law in this state for at least four years.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 25, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1989.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle D - Judicial Personnel and Officials
Chapter 54 - Masters; Magistrates; Referees; Associate Judges
Subchapter M. Magistrates in Lubbock County
Section 54.872. Qualifications
Section 54.874. Judicial Immunity
Section 54.875. Termination of Services
Section 54.876. Proceeding That May Be Referred
Section 54.877. Order of Referral
Section 54.879. Court Reporter
Section 54.881. Papers Transmitted to Judge