WHEREAS, the duly elected Justice of the Peace for ______ County is temporarily unable to perform official duties because of _____________________ (list reason: absence, recusal, illness, injury, or other disability,);

WHEREAS, on this the _____ day of ___________, I, ______________ (County Judge’s name), ______ County Judge, do hereby appoint, pursuant to V.T.C.A., Government Code, §27.055, _________________ (temporary justice’s name), a qualified person, to serve as temporary justice of the Peace in and for the County of ______ for the duration of the disability.

Now, Therefore, Be It ORDERED that _________________ has been appointed to serve as temporary justice and shall have all the rights and powers of the Justice of the Peace while serving in that capacity, save and except such temporary justice may not make personnel decisions about, or significant changes in, the office of the Justice of the Peace. The ______ County Commissioners Court shall compensate the temporary justice in an amount equal to the compensation of the regular justice.

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The Honorable ________________

______ County Judge

Attest:

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______ County Clerk