Texas Government Code
§ 54.2802 — APPOINTMENT; OVERSIGHT
GV § 54.2802Title 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH · Part D. JUDICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICIALS · Ch. 54. MASTERS; MAGISTRATES; REFEREES; ASSOCIATE JUDGES · Art. SS. DENTON COUNTY CRIMINAL LAW MAGISTRATE COURT
Statute text
View on source(a)The district court judges with jurisdiction in Denton County and the judges of the criminal statutory county courts of Denton County shall appoint one or more judges to preside over the criminal law magistrate court. An appointed judge must:
(1)serve Denton County as a district court judge, a criminal statutory county court judge, an associate judge of a court with criminal jurisdiction, a magistrate, including a jail magistrate, a judge of a municipal court of record, or a justice of the peace;
(2)be authorized to access criminal history records under state and federal law;
(3)have completed training necessary to serve as a magistrate in Denton County, as determined by the district court judges with jurisdiction in Denton County and the judges of the criminal statutory county courts of Denton County; and
(4)meet the qualifications under Section 54.2807.
(b)The district court judges with jurisdiction in Denton County and the judges of the criminal statutory county courts of Denton County shall:
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Legislative history
Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 305 (S.B. 664), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2025.