{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-54.1807","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 54.1807","heading":"PROCEEDINGS THAT MAY BE REFERRED.","body":"(a) A district judge or judge of a statutory county court with criminal jurisdiction may refer to a magistrate a criminal case for drug court proceedings.\n(b) A magistrate may not preside over a contested trial on the merits, regardless of whether the trial is before a jury.\nAdded by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 625 (H.B. 530), Sec. 9, eff. June 15, 2007.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH","SUBTITLE D. JUDICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICIALS","CHAPTER 54. MASTERS; MAGISTRATES; REFEREES; ASSOCIATE JUDGES","SUBCHAPTER GG. MAGISTRATES FOR DRUG COURT PROGRAMS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.54.htm#54.1807","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"f77ea521b04b9d4abee5cb3e74a47f33c3def18fa3707d747ccb5f3e91910b04","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-54.1806","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-54.1808"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}