OFFICE OF THE AlTORNEY QENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
lioaorablr Strpirn F. Eabrrt, paeo 2
or thr ldmlnlstratlra alrtrlet, in @~rnU *urn thr
mauler jod#r thuaof Is lbsrnt or 1~ fro8 an7 oausa
4l~ablo4 or 4laquallfla4 rm24pre.aldln(l,and in ln-
at~~.~ara wham tha ramlor dlatrict judge lr praaant
or hlaar~i trying comae whom luthorlrrd or poxmlttad
by thr Conatltutlon or lara of the State.
Artlcls 1687, Ro~iaad Civil 8tatuta8, 1925,
prrslta tha praotlolaa ~a~rra of the eoart praaant
to aloot froa amx@ their auabar a apaelal job(a,
rho ahall hold owrt and prooud with tha b~alnras
thweof, la lartanorr Barr the jUdea of a 4iatrlot
court on thr rirat or rnf futoro dsf or 0 tar8 falla
or rafusaa to hold ooort. Artiolr 1893,Ra~lmd
Cltll Statutes, 1925, adda “nbaeaoV’ to tie sltuetlona
whurln the praotlelng lawyers of the oourt may llaot
& lpoola1 judge.
Tour question 18 8naruad by thr following
qoatatlon from thr aasa of Glorrr ta. Albraoht, 17)
s. I. 504, whueln Chid Justloa ALasant atatrdr
*Tha Conatltutlon prorldrr th a t l
raosno~ in tha oifl~r of judaa ahall be
flllad by lppointamt by the Oovarnor,
and oalr 8uthorisu thr lp p o lsta of
~t
l rpeslal jadgr whea the ramlrr Jo4 0
la *abunt*, *dlamblad*, or Wrqual f -
ilrd. ‘ Eo 4 0no tth ink l4 of thr abotr
trrms shout4 br eosatru.4 to smbrssr s
r~oenr~ owsrd by thr Qutk ot thr mm- J
lar jud(s, sad thr Le#lsl8tars hss not
lutbDrlae4 tha appointmart o f l 8~~1~1
ja Qr In su o h o su..
You am thudorr rdrl8ed that no prorl8loa
has beaa r&a for t&a llootlon ot a spoof~l Ja460 or
tbr la ~p r r r t or l ja46r frsn lwthrr 4lstrlot dthln
tha abrlnlstntlrr blatriot, follows tha 408th of tha
f
Hcnorabla Staphan F. Hebart, papa 3
regular judgr, and prior to thr fllllng or the raornoy
oocaalonod by the death of tha dlatrlot judge by appolat-
arnt naao by the Oorarnor.
Your8 vary truly
A’l?‘lXRRRY GRR'ERAL
OI l'?ZAS
B7
Riobar& 1. Iralrohll4
Aaalatant
ATTORNEY
GENERAL
OF TZAS