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Tex. Gov't Code § 30.00654

JOINT COURT: JUDGES

Known as the Uniform Municipal Courts of Record Act

The act spans §§ 30.00001 to 30.01912 (246 sections).

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 653, Sec. 1, eff

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, a joint municipal court of record created under Section 30.2503 is presided over by a municipal judge or alternate municipal judge who is appointed by the governing bodies of the contracting municipalities for a two-year term.

(b) The judge of a joint municipal court of record may be removed from office by the governing bodies of the contracting municipalities at any time for incompetency, misconduct, malfeasance, or inability to perform the tasks of the office.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.