Sec. 25.002201. ASSIGNMENT OF JUDGE ON RECUSAL OR DISQUALIFICATION

(a) Not later than the 15th day after the date an order of recusal or disqualification of a statutory probate court judge is issued in a case, the presiding judge of the administrative judicial district shall assign a statutory probate court judge or a former or retired judge of a statutory probate court to hear the case if:

(1) the judge of the statutory probate court recused himself or herself under Section 25.00255(g)(1)(A);

(2) the judge of the statutory probate court disqualified himself or herself under Section 25.00255(g-1);

(3) the order was issued under Section 25.00255(i-3)(1); or

(4) the presiding judge of the administrative judicial district receives notice and a request for assignment from the clerk of the statutory probate court under Section 25.00255(l).

(b) If the presiding judge of an administrative judicial district does not assign a judge under Subsection (a) within the time prescribed by that subsection, the presiding judge of the statutory probate courts may assign a judge to hear the case instead of the presiding judge of the administrative judicial district making the assignment under that subsection.

(c) The provisions of Section 25.0022 applicable to a judge assigned under that section apply to the same extent to a judge assigned under the authority of this section.

Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1206 , Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2009.