{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-25.2653","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 25.2653","heading":"VACANCY.","body":"(a) A vacancy in the office of judge is filled by a joint appointment by the commissioners courts of the counties composing the court. An appointment must be approved by a vote of a majority of the total number of the county judges and commissioners of the commissioners courts of the counties.\n(b) An appointee holds office until the next general election and until the successor is elected and has qualified.\n(c) This section applies to a vacancy existing on creation of the office of judge.\nAdded by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 409, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH","SUBTITLE A. COURTS","CHAPTER 25. STATUTORY COUNTY COURTS","SUBCHAPTER E. MULTICOUNTY STATUTORY PROBATE COURTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.25.htm#25.2653","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"1ac25751f4116ce0bde6cf3ee78328324b9c1c799a9f3b7af1d6bf65cac81c09","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-25.2652","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-25.2654"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}