Sec. 74.091. LOCAL ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICT JUDGE. (a) There is a local administrative district judge in each county. (b) In a county with two or more district courts the judges of those courts shall elect a district judge as local administrative district judge: (1) for a term of two years; or (2) if the district judge's term ends before the second anniversary of the date the district judge is elected as local administrative judge, for the remainder of the district judge's term. (b-1) The local administrative district judge may not be elected on the basis of rotation or seniority. (c) In a county with only one district judge, the district judge serves as the local administrative district judge.
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