Article V, Section 30 of the Texas Constitution ("Term of Judges of County-Wide Courts and Criminal District Attorneys")

Added November 2, 1954:

The Judges of all Courts of county-wide jurisdiction heretofore or hereafter created by the Legislature of this State, and all Criminal District Attorneys now or hereafter authorized by the laws of this State, shall be elected for a term of four years, and shall serve until their successors have qualified.

Editor Comments

This section provides an exception to Article XVI, Section 30(a) for judges of statutory courts and criminal district attorneys.

Attorney Steve Smith

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