Texas Family Code

§ 201.208 — ASSIGNMENT OF JUDGES AND VISITING ASSOCIATE JUDGES

FA § 201.208Title 5. THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP · Part C. JUDICIAL RESOURCES AND SERVICES · Ch. 201. ASSOCIATE JUDGE · Art. C. ASSOCIATE JUDGE FOR CHILD PROTECTION CASES

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(a)This chapter does not limit the authority of a presiding judge to assign a judge eligible for assignment under Chapter 74, Government Code, to assist in processing cases in a reasonable time.

(b)The presiding judge of an administrative judicial region may assign a visiting associate judge to perform the duties of an associate judge appointed under this subchapter only if:

(1)the associate judge is temporarily unable to perform the associate judge's official duties because of absence resulting from:

(A)illness;

(B)injury;

(C)disability;

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Legislative history

Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 343 (S.B. 1147), Sec. 2, eff. June 17, 2005. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 760 (S.B. 742), Sec. 4, eff. June 19, 2009. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 861 (H.B. 3474), Sec. 5.005, eff. September 1, 2023.