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Texas Code of Criminal Procedure

§ 30.01 — CAUSES WHICH DISQUALIFY

CR § 30.01Title 1. CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Ch. 30. DISQUALIFICATION OF THE JUDGE

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No judge or justice of the peace shall sit in any case where he may be the party injured, or where he has been of counsel for the State or the accused, or where the accused or the party injured may be connected with him by consanguinity or affinity within the third degree, as determined under Chapter 573, Government Code.

Legislative history

Acts 1965, 59th Leg., p. 317, ch. 722, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1966. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 561, Sec. 9, eff. Aug. 26, 1991; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.95(27), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

Source: Texas Code of Criminal Procedure § 30.01 from the Texas Constitution and Statutes (Texas Legislature) (public record). DecisionDepot is for informational use only and is not legal advice — verify against the official source before relying on this text.