Tex.
Gov't Code Section 25.00221
Visiting Judge to Take Oath; Record
(a)
This section applies to the assignment of a retired or former judge as a visiting judge of a statutory probate court under Section 25.0022 (Administration of Statutory Probate Courts).(b)
A person who is a retired or former judge shall, before accepting an assignment as a visiting judge of a statutory probate court, take the oath of office required by the constitution and file the oath with the presiding judge of the statutory probate courts.(c)
The presiding judge shall maintain a file containing the oaths of office filed with the judge under Subsection (b).(d)
A retired or former judge may be assigned as a visiting judge of a statutory probate court only if the judge has filed with the presiding judge an oath of office as required by this section.(e)
When a retired or former judge is appointed as a visiting judge, the clerk shall enter in the administrative file as a part of the proceedings in the cause a record that gives the visiting judge’s name and shows that:(1)
the judge of the court was disqualified, absent, or disabled to try the cause;(2)
the visiting judge was appointed; and(3)
the oath of office prescribed by law for a retired or former judge who is appointed as a visiting judge was duly administered to the visiting judge and filed with the presiding judge.(f)
“Administrative file” means a file kept by the court clerk for the court’s administrative orders and assigned a cause number.
Source:
Section 25.00221 — Visiting Judge to Take Oath; Record, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.25.htm#25.00221 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
