Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

ATTORNEYGENERAL OF TEXAS GREG ABBOTT December 8,2003 The Honorable Ben W. “Bud” Childers Opinion No. GA-01 26 Fort Bend County Attorney 301 Jackson Street, Suite 728 Re: Authority of a district court judge to appoint Richmond, Texas 77469-3 108 an associate judge (RQ-0063-GA) Dear Mr. Childers: You ask several questions about the authority of the judge of the 328th District Court to appoint an associate judge.’ I. Backwound A. The Associate Judge Appointment In 1977, the Legislature enacted the Family District Court Act, which created the 328th Judicial District with boundaries coextensive…