Legal Opinion
Opinion No.
Texas Attorney General Reports
Decided December 19, 1996Published
1Opinion of the Court
The Honorable Galen Ray Sumrow Criminal District Attorney Rockwall County Courthouse Rockwall, Texas 75087
Re: Whether a person may simultaneously serve as a municipal judge in more than one jurisdiction (RQ-873)
Dear Mr. Sumrow:
You have requested our opinion as to whether a person may simultaneously serve as a municipal judge in more than one jurisdiction. Article XVI, section 40, of the Texas Constitution provides, in relevant part:
No person shall hold or exercise at the same time more, than one civil office of emolument, except that of Justice of the Peace, County Commissioner, Notary Public…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Aldine Independent School District v. StandleyTexas Supreme Court · 1955
- State Ex Rel. Hill v. PirtleCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1994
- Willis v. PottsTexas Supreme Court · 1964
- Irwin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1944
- Purcell v. CarrilloCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1961
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