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TX GOVT § 29.OO5 V.T.C.A., Government Code § 29.005 VERNON'S TEXAS STATUTES AND CODES ANNOTATED GOVERNMENT CODE TITLE 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH SUBTITLE A. COURTS CHAPTER 29. MUNICIPAL COURTS SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS Copr. © West Group 2003. All rights reserved. Current through Chapters effective immediately through Ch. 1335 (End) of the 78th Reg. Sess. (2003) Page 2 29.005. Term of Office The judge of a municipal court serves for a term of office of two years unless the municipality provides for a longer term pursuant to Article XI, Section 11, of the Texas Constitution. A mumcipal court judge who is not reappointed by the 91 st day following the expiration of a term of office shall, absent action by the appointing authority, continue to serve for another term of office beginning on the date the previous term of office expired. CREDIT(S) 1988 Main Volume Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, § 1, eft. Sept. 1, 1985. 2003 Electronic Update Amendedby Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 764, § 1, eft. Jan. 1, 1994. <General Materials (GM) - References, Annotations, or Tables> REVISOR'S NOTE 1988 Main Volume V.A.C.S. Articles 1197a and 1198 both expressly call for a two-year term for the judge (recorder) of a municipal court. Article 1197 indirectly calls for a two-year term because the statutes applicable to general-law cities provide such a term for the mayor. Article XI. Section 11, of the Texas Constitution, however, provides procedures by which a home-nde or general-law city may provide for a term longer than two years, but not to exceed four years, "for its officers, either elective or appointive, or both...." The revised law recognizes the possibility of so lengthening the term of a municipal judge. HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES Copr. © West 2003 No Claim to Orig. U.S. Govt. Works