{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-54a.004","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 54A.004","heading":"COMPENSATION.","body":"(a) An associate judge shall be paid a salary determined by the commissioners court of the county in which the associate judge serves.\n(b) If an associate judge serves in more than one county, the associate judge shall be paid a salary as determined by agreement of the commissioners courts of the counties in which the associate judge serves.\n(c) The associate judge's salary is paid from the county fund available for payment of officers' salaries.\nAdded by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3 (H.B. 79), Sec. 6.01, eff. January 1, 2012.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH","SUBTITLE D. JUDICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICIALS","CHAPTER 54A. ASSOCIATE JUDGES","SUBCHAPTER A. CRIMINAL ASSOCIATE JUDGES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.54A.htm#54A.004","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"7feaa514f896488cd08a85d7d15a8d0c66e89d59e0d37d0b1bdde716cbd5bf3a","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-54a.003","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-54a.005"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}