AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Williamson County Commissioners officially accepted the resignation of Judge Bill Gravell Friday morning. This comes after Gravell told the court Tuesday he was leaving to join the Trump Administration. Gravell will take on the role as Region 6 advocate for the Small Business Administration in the Office of Advocacy, representing Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana. The SBA is a federal agency dedicated to helping small businesses by providing counseling, capital and contracting expertise. Williamson County Judge Bill Gravell resigns to join Trump administration During the special session Friday, the Williamson County Commissioners Court discussed the appointment of a new judge. However, the court became tied up in technicalities over who should serve as presiding officer of this session, and future sessions, since Gravell resigned. "We can just go in line, Precinct 1, 2, 3, 4. Next week the presiding officer can be commissioner Cook, the week after it could be Commissioner Long, the week after that Commissioner Covy, the week after that it can be me," Commissioner Russ Boles said during the meeting. Another commissioner responded to Boles saying, "I mean, I think that's a little chaotic that way. It's the complexity of how many transactions that we're talking about making it change every week. By the time we got it changed, it would be time for a new person to stand up." While Boles called the suggestion "fantastic," the other commissioner said, "Not fantastic. I don't think that's what our citizens want. I think they want continuity of government." The meeting continued heating up after the exchange between commissioners who set up another special session to go over potential ideas for a new judge later this month. Kevin Baskar contributed to this report ...read more read less