{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-54.2202","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 54.2202","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; and\n(2) have resided in Collin County for at least the four years preceding the person's appointment.\n(b) A magistrate appointed under Section 54.2201 must take the constitutional oath of office required of appointed officers of this state.\nAdded by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 606 (S.B. 891), Sec. 5.04, eff. September 1, 2019.\nAmended by:\nActs 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 305 (S.B. 664), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2025.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH","SUBTITLE D. JUDICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICIALS","CHAPTER 54. MASTERS; MAGISTRATES; REFEREES; ASSOCIATE JUDGES","SUBCHAPTER MM. MAGISTRATES IN COLLIN COUNTY"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.54.htm#54.2202","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"ce973dee744bee3bc6f8aef7d4e6bbf8215b506e4568042adbf51db10edfa42d","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-54.2201","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-54.2203"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}