{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-54.655","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 54.655","heading":"TERMINATION OF SERVICES.","body":"(a) A magistrate who serves a single court serves at the will of the judge.\n(b) The services of a magistrate who serves more than one court may be terminated by a majority vote of all the judges whom the magistrate serves.\nAdded by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 81, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 31, 1987.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH","SUBTITLE D. JUDICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICIALS","CHAPTER 54. MASTERS; MAGISTRATES; REFEREES; ASSOCIATE JUDGES","SUBCHAPTER H. CRIMINAL LAW MAGISTRATES IN TARRANT COUNTY"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.54.htm#54.655","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"2449ac249ee8546b4175c8113a9be182d45dd7065abf1966933ecbd1f99cc83f","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-54.654","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-54.656"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}