(a) 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 regional presiding judge.(b) "Administrative file" means a file kept by the court clerk for the court's administrative orders and assigned a cause number.Tex. Gov't. Code § 25.0018
Amended By Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 469, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2001.Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 960, Sec. 2, eff. 9/1/1999Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 456, Sec. 3, eff. 9/1/1995; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 782, Sec. 4, eff. 9/1/1995.