To be eligible for appointment as the criminal law magistrate court associate judge, a jail magistrate, or another magistrate in the criminal law magistrate court, a person must have been a resident of Denton County for at least two years preceding the person's appointment.

Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 861 (H.B. 3474), Sec. 4.006, eff. September 1, 2023.

Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 305 (S.B. 664), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2025.