Opinion No.

Honorable James W. Smith, Jr. County Attorney for Frio County P. O. Box V Pearsall, Texas 78061

Re: Appointment of a special county judge.

Dear Mr. Smith:

You ask several questions about the appointment of a special county judge, when the regular county judge is disabled for an extended or indefinite period of time. You note that the commissioners court has authority under article 30.03, section 2 of the Code of Criminal Procedure to appoint a special county judge to hear cases, and ask whether he must be reappointed for each case. Article 30.03 provides in part:

Section 1. When the judge of the…