Texas Government Code

§ 54B.006 — REFERRAL OF CASE

GV § 54B.006Title 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH · Part D. JUDICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICIALS · Ch. 54B. ASSOCIATE JUDGES IN CERTAIN COUNTIES · Art. A. ASSOCIATE JUDGES IN DUVAL COUNTY

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(a)The appointing judge may refer to an associate judge any aspect of a civil or criminal case involving a matter over which the referring court has jurisdiction in Duval County.

(b)After notice to all parties of the time and place of hearing, an associate judge may preside over any hearing, including:

(1)for a civil case, proceedings involving:

(A)a temporary order in an action or suit for support by one spouse against another;

(B)a motion or suit to modify a temporary or final order;

(C)temporary orders in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship;

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 861 (H.B. 3474), Sec. 5.007, eff. September 1, 2023.