Opinion No.

Honorable Tim Rodgers Wise County Auditor P.O. Box 899 Decatur, Texas 76234

Re: Whether the offices of constable and city marshal, and the offices of justice of the peace and municipal judge, are incompatible; and related matters

Dear Mr. Rodgers:

You ask:

1. Whether a person appointed chief of police in a city within the county can also serve simultaneously as the elected constable of a precinct in which the city is located;

2. Whether a person elected justice of the peace in the precinct can serve simultaneously as parttime appointed magistrate for the city; and

3. Whether either situation would…