Tex. Government Code § 30.01822
This is the official text of Tex. Government Code § 30.01822, part of Texas’s Government Code — covers the structure and operation of Texas state and local government.
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§ 30.01822. JUDGE.
Official statutory text
(a) A municipal court of record is presided over by a municipal judge.
(b) A municipal judge is elected at large by the qualified voters of the city of Laredo for a term of four years. Except as provided by Subsection (d), a municipal judge may not serve more than two terms.
(c) A municipal judge must:
(1) be a licensed attorney in this state; and
(2) be a resident of the city of Laredo.
(d) A municipal judge may serve the remainder of an unexpired term to which the judge was elected or appointed and serve two additional terms.
(e) A municipal judge is entitled to the salary provided by ordinance of the governing body of the city.
(b) A municipal judge is elected at large by the qualified voters of the city of Laredo for a term of four years. Except as provided by Subsection (d), a municipal judge may not serve more than two terms.
(c) A municipal judge must:
(1) be a licensed attorney in this state; and
(2) be a resident of the city of Laredo.
(d) A municipal judge may serve the remainder of an unexpired term to which the judge was elected or appointed and serve two additional terms.
(e) A municipal judge is entitled to the salary provided by ordinance of the governing body of the city.
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