Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
Section 54.1804 - Qualifications
A magistrate must:
(1) be a resident of this state and of the county in which the magistrate is appointed to serve under this subchapter; and(2) have been licensed to practice law in this state for at least four years.
Tex. Gov't. Code § 54.1804
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 625, Sec. 9, eff. 6/15/2007.