Opinion No.

Honorable Mike Atkins Ector County Attorney Ector County Courthouse Odessa, Texas 79761

Re: Whether the Ector County Court at Law judge may resign from duties of the juvenile court.

Dear Mr. Atkins:

You have requested our opinion as to whether the judge of the Ector County Court at Law may resign his position as judge of the Juvenile Court for Ector County. Article 2338-12, V.T.C.S., enacted in 1959, provides:

Section 1. The County Court at Law of Ector County shall be the Juvenile Court for Ector County and exercise such jurisdiction in addition to the duties now imposed upon such court by law.

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