{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-54b.004","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 54B.004","heading":"PRIVATE PRACTICE.","body":"A part-time associate judge may engage in the private practice of law, unless restricted on a finding that it is not in the public interest by the appointing judge.\nAdded by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 861 (H.B. 3474), Sec. 5.007, eff. September 1, 2023.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH","SUBTITLE D. JUDICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICIALS","CHAPTER 54B. ASSOCIATE JUDGES IN CERTAIN COUNTIES","SUBCHAPTER A. ASSOCIATE JUDGES IN DUVAL COUNTY"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.54B.htm#54B.004","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"d50b5ac22754ae5a8a2cda7c9a61c05698967ca5223d684759b4e6c71a3b4c96","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-54b.003","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-54b.005"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}