Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL STATE OF TEXAS JOHN CORNYN April 14,1999 The Honorable Eddie Lucia, Jr. Opinion No. JC-0033 Chair, Special Committee on Border Affairs Texas State Senate Re: Whether a county judge may practice law in P.O. Box 12068 the courts of his county (RQ-1083) Austin, Texas 7871 l-2068 Dear Senator Lucia: You have asked whether it is legal and ethical for the County Judge of Cameron County to practice law in Cameron County. A constituent of yours has pointed out that the county judge is chief budget officer of the county and is practicing law in courts directly affected…