Sec. 54.1173. QUALIFICATIONS    


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  • A magistrate must:

    (1) be a citizen of this state;

    (2) be at least 25 years of age; and

    (3) have been licensed to practice law in this state for at least four years preceding the date of appointment.

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 137, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003. Renumbered from Government Code, Section 54.1153 by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 728 , Sec. 23.001(27), eff. September 1, 2005.