{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-33.038","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 33.038","heading":"AUTOMATIC REMOVAL.","body":"A judge is automatically removed from the judge's office if the judge is convicted of or is granted deferred adjudication for:\n(1) a felony; or\n(2) a misdemeanor involving official misconduct.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 917, Sec. 18, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH","SUBTITLE B. JUDGES","CHAPTER 33. STATE COMMISSION ON JUDICIAL CONDUCT","SUBCHAPTER B. POWERS AND DUTIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.33.htm#33.038","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"34b552bffd71c7b5334c917d4ef5fdb6fd6d400d3f02a09113a2cef098fcc85b","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-33.037","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-33.039"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}