{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-24.026","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 24.026","heading":"APPOINTMENT OF INITIAL JUDGE.","body":"On the creation of a new judicial district, the initial vacancy in the office of district judge is filled in accordance with Section 28, Article V, Texas Constitution.\nAdded by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3 (H.B. 79), Sec. 3.04, eff. January 1, 2012.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH","SUBTITLE A. COURTS","CHAPTER 24. DISTRICT COURTS","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.24.htm#24.026","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"a6b76c855908d532a2e31abe63601d801f0e994ebe0e565327bafc47887137a8","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-24.025","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-24.027"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}