(a) A case may be referred to an associate judge by an order of referral in a specific case or by an omnibus order specifying the class and type of cases to be referred.
(b) The order of referral may limit the power or duties of an associate judge.
Tex. Gov't Code § 54A.208
METHODS OF REFERRAL
Transferred, redesignated and amended from Government Code, Subchapter G, Chapter 54 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3 (H.B. 79), Sec. 6.02, eff
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