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Over their four-year term, a county judge is responsible for:Maintaining and having custody of county propertyOverseeing public roads and bridges outside city limitsAdministering county ordinances Presiding over the Quorum Court, where the judge has veto power but not a voteAuthorizing county spending or paying of billsAccepting grants from outside entitiesHiring county employees that don't work for another county officialHearing property tax appeals (this is where that judge title comes in)Meeting with local mayors at least once a year for intergovernmental meetingsIn some counties, judges have assisted with burial costs for indigent people or have created community service programs.https://www.uaex.uada.edu/business-communities/ced-blog/posts/2022/april/what-is-a-county-judge.aspx