Texas Government Code

§ 54.1807 — PROCEEDINGS THAT MAY BE REFERRED

GV § 54.1807Title 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH · Part D. JUDICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICIALS · Ch. 54. MASTERS; MAGISTRATES; REFEREES; ASSOCIATE JUDGES · Art. GG. MAGISTRATES FOR DRUG COURT PROGRAMS

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(a)A district judge or judge of a statutory county court with criminal jurisdiction may refer to a magistrate a criminal case for drug court proceedings.

(b)A magistrate may not preside over a contested trial on the merits, regardless of whether the trial is before a jury.

Legislative history

Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 625 (H.B. 530), Sec. 9, eff. June 15, 2007.