Tex. Government Code § 74.057
This is the official text of Tex. Government Code § 74.057, part of Texas’s Government Code — covers the structure and operation of Texas state and local government.
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§ 74.057. ASSIGNMENT BY CHIEF JUSTICE.
Official statutory text
(a) In addition to the assignment of judges by the presiding judges as authorized by this chapter, the chief justice may assign judges of one or more administrative regions for service in other administrative regions when he considers the assignment necessary to the prompt and efficient administration of justice.
(b) A judge assigned by the chief justice shall perform the same duties and functions authorized by this chapter that the judge would perform if he were assigned by the presiding judge.
(b) A judge assigned by the chief justice shall perform the same duties and functions authorized by this chapter that the judge would perform if he were assigned by the presiding judge.
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