Tex. Family Code § 201.320
VISITING ASSOCIATE JUDGE
Texas · Texas Family Code · Status: effective
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- Tex. Family Code § 201.320, VISITING ASSOCIATE JUDGE, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/644152
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(a) If an associate judge appointed under this subchapter is temporarily unable to perform the judge's official duties because of absence or illness, injury, or other disability, a judge of a court having jurisdiction of a suit under this title or Title 1 or 4 may appoint a visiting associate judge to perform the duties of the associate judge during the period of the associate judge's absence or disability if the commissioners court of a county in which the court has jurisdiction authorizes the employment of a visiting associate judge.
(b) To be eligible for appointment under this section, a person must have served as an associate judge for at least two years.
(c) Sections 201.001 through 201.017 apply to a visiting associate judge appointed under this section.