Sec. 54.2702.  QUALIFICATIONS;  OATH OF OFFICE.  (a)  To be eligible for appointment as a magistrate, a person must be a resident of this state and:
(1)  have served as a justice of the peace or municipal court judge for at least four years before the date of appointment; or
(2)  have been licensed to practice law in this state for at least four years before the date of appointment.
(b)  A magistrate appointed under Section 54.2701 must take the constitutional oath of office required of appointed officers of this state.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 861 (H.B. 3474), Sec. 4.005, eff. September 1, 2023.