In Prieto Bail Bonds v. State, 994 S.W.2d 316 (Tex. App.--El Paso 1999, pet. ref'd), the defendant, Prieto Bail Bonds, raised its challenge to the judge "after the judgment nisi issued but prior to the final forfeiture hearing." Id. at 318. However, because the judgment nisi was the first notice of forfeiture given to a surety such a Prieto Bail Bonds, the court found that Prieto objected timely. Id. After finding that Prieto had preserved its complaint, the court addressed the merits and determined that because the judge had failed to take the required constitutional oaths, his actions were void. Id. at 321.