Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS GREG ABBOTT November 2,2005 The Honorable Greg Lower-y Opinion No. GA-0370 Wise County Attorney Wise County Courthouse, Room 300 Re: Whether a statutory county court judge may Decatur, Texas 76234 recover back pay from the county, which failed to pay the judge the salary to which the judge was entitled under Government Code section 25.0005 (RQ-034 1-GA) Dear Mr. Lowery: On behalf of the Wise County Commissioners Court (the “Commissioners Court”), you ask whether a statutory county court judge may recover back pay from Wise County (the “County”), which failed to pay…