Opinion No.

The Honorable Burt R. Solomons Chair, Committee on State Affairs Texas House of Representatives Post Office Box 2910 Austin, Texas 78768-2910

Re: Whether the Governor is required to appoint a judge to the newly created 431st District Court in Denton County (RQ-0826-GA)

Dear Representative Solomons:

You ask several questions about the Governor's authority to appoint a judge to serve on the newly created 431st District Court (the "district court").1 The statute creating the district court provides that "[t]he 431st Judicial District is composed of Denton County" and "is created on January 1,…