{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-30.01882","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 30.01882","heading":"JUDGE.","body":"The governing body of the city may determine by ordinance whether a municipal judge is appointed by the governing body or elected by the qualified voters of the city by a majority vote. A municipal judge serves for a term of three years.\nAdded by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 773, Sec. 1, eff. June 20, 2003.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH","SUBTITLE A. COURTS","CHAPTER 30. MUNICIPAL COURTS OF RECORD","SUBCHAPTER XX. BEDFORD"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.30.htm#30.01882","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"c75f23239f36ee0046e5780ffd360144eab1951c8fb1ce67d932087b9488d492","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-30.01881","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-30.01891"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}