{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-54.2807","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 54.2807","heading":"QUALIFICATIONS.","body":"To be eligible for appointment as the criminal law magistrate court associate judge, a jail magistrate, or another magistrate in the criminal law magistrate court, a person must have been a resident of Denton County for at least two years preceding the person's appointment.\nAdded by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 861 (H.B. 3474), Sec. 4.006, eff. September 1, 2023.\nAmended by:\nActs 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 305 (S.B. 664), Sec. 11, 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 SS. DENTON COUNTY CRIMINAL LAW MAGISTRATE COURT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.54.htm#54.2807","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"14ee8e2318ce5c8d421b57fe6629d9884dabe636feb66117fab2e07d5eb7e5fe","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-54.2806","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-54.2808"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}