{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-54.2002","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 54.2002","heading":"QUALIFICATIONS; OATH OF OFFICE.","body":"(a) To be eligible for appointment as a magistrate, a person must:\n(1) be a citizen of the United States;\n(2) have resided in Guadalupe County for at least the two years preceding the person's appointment; and\n(3) be at least 30 years of age.\n(b) A magistrate appointed under Section 54.2001 must take the constitutional oath of office required of appointed officers of this state.\nAdded by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1059 (H.B. 3153), Sec. 3.01, eff. September 1, 2013.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH","SUBTITLE D. JUDICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICIALS","CHAPTER 54. MASTERS; MAGISTRATES; REFEREES; ASSOCIATE JUDGES","SUBCHAPTER KK. MAGISTRATES IN GUADALUPE COUNTY"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.54.htm#54.2002","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"9b61bc9e73cc6ca166daba7833b0036a9dcf18a888166481f479d54d19d59aad","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-54.2001","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-54.2003"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}