Sec. 54.2402.  QUALIFICATIONS; OATH OF OFFICE.  (a)  To be eligible for appointment as a magistrate, a person must:
(1)  be a citizen of the United States;
(2)  have resided in Fort Bend County for at least the four years preceding the person's appointment; and
(3)  have been licensed to practice law in this state for at least four years.
(b)  A magistrate appointed under Section 54.2401 must take the constitutional oath of office required of appointed officers of this state.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 606 (S.B. 891), Sec. 5.06, eff. September 1, 2019.