{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-54.2401","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 54.2401","heading":"AUTHORIZATION; APPOINTMENT; ELIMINATION.","body":"(a) The Commissioners Court of Fort Bend County may authorize the judges of the district and statutory county courts in Fort Bend County to appoint one or more part-time or full-time magistrates to perform the duties authorized by this subchapter.\n(b) The judges of the district and statutory county courts in Fort Bend County by a unanimous vote may appoint magistrates as authorized by the Commissioners Court of Fort Bend County.\n(c) An order appointing a magistrate must be signed by the local administrative judge and must state:\n(1) the magistrate's name; and\n(2) the date the magistrate's employment is to begin.\n(d) An authorized magistrate's position may be eliminated on a majority vote of the Commissioners Court of Fort Bend County.\nAdded by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 606 (S.B. 891), Sec. 5.06, eff. September 1, 2019.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH","SUBTITLE D. JUDICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICIALS","CHAPTER 54. MASTERS; MAGISTRATES; REFEREES; ASSOCIATE JUDGES","SUBCHAPTER OO. MAGISTRATES IN FORT BEND COUNTY"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.54.htm#54.2401","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"545811fc122113dc871964bb5e0d618f188c27bd607b86b7198269bb2191385e","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-54.2307","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-54.2402"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}