Tex. Government Code § 74.091
LOCAL ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICT JUDGE
Texas · Texas Government Code · Status: effective
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- Tex. Government Code § 74.091, LOCAL ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICT JUDGE, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/650828
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(a) There is a local administrative district judge in each county.
(b) In a county with two or more district courts the judges of those courts shall elect a district judge as local administrative district judge:
(1) for a term of two years; or
(2) if the district judge's term ends before the second anniversary of the date the district judge is elected as local administrative judge, for the remainder of the district judge's term.
(b-1) The local administrative district judge may not be elected on the basis of rotation or seniority.
(c) In a county with only one district judge, the district judge serves as the local administrative district judge.