{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-26.012","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 26.012","heading":"ASSIGNMENT OF VISITING JUDGE FOR PROBATE, GUARDIANSHIP, AND MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS.","body":"(a) If the county judge is absent, incapacitated, recused, or disqualified to act in a probate, guardianship, or mental health matter, a visiting judge shall be assigned in accordance with Section 25.0022(h).\n(b) Notwithstanding Section 25.0022(t)(4), a visiting judge may be assigned under this section if the judge has served as an active judge for at least 48 months in a statutory probate court.\nActs 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1388, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 820, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.\nAmended by:\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1031 (H.B. 1438), Sec. 35, eff. September 1, 2015.\nActs 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 383 (H.B. 103), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH","SUBTITLE A. COURTS","CHAPTER 26. CONSTITUTIONAL COUNTY COURTS","SUBCHAPTER B. APPOINTMENT OF VISITING JUDGE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.26.htm#26.012","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"77560660014bc80eb454195502e4f73565bd6bab3e917de2d279091ec415c504","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-26.011","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-26.015"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}