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Tex. Government Code § 27.054

EXCHANGE OF BENCHES

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Tex. Government Code § 27.054, EXCHANGE OF BENCHES, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/649281
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(a) A justice of the peace may hold court for any other justice in any county at the request of that justice. (b) The justices of any county may exchange benches for a period not to exceed five days if they consider it expedient. (c) A justice who exchanges benches with another justice is not entitled to receive compensation from the commissioners court of the county in which the regular justice serves.