Texas § 25.2602 JUDGE.

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§ 25.2602 — JUDGE.

Texas § 25.2602

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Tex. Government Code Code Ann. § 25.2602 (2026).

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Sec. 25.2602. JUDGE.

(a)The judge is elected by the qualified voters of the counties at the election at which other statutory county court judges are elected.

(b)The judge must be:

(1)at least 25 years of age;

(2)a resident of one of the counties; and

(3)a licensed attorney in this state who has practiced law or served as a judge of a court in this state, or both combined, for the four years preceding election or appointment.

(c)The judge is entitled to be paid an annual salary set by a vote of a majority of the total number of county judges and commissioners of the commissioners courts of the counties. The salary shall be apportioned among the counties according to the ratio a county's population bears to the total population of the counties comprising the court.

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Sec. 25.2602. JUDGE. (a) The judge is elected by the qualified voters of the counties at the election at which other statutory county court judges are elected.
(b) The judge must be:
(1) at least 25 years of age;
(2) a resident of one of the counties; and
(3) a licensed attorney in this state who has practiced law or served as a judge of a court in this state, or both combined, for the four years preceding election or appointment.
(c) The judge is entitled to be paid an annual salary set by a vote of a majority of the total number of county judges and commissioners of the commissioners courts of the counties. The salary shall be apportioned among the counties according to the ratio a county's population bears to the total population of the counties comprising the court.