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Tex. Gov't Code § 74.045

QUALIFICATIONS OF PRESIDING JUDGE

Renumbered from Sec. 74.013 and amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 148, Sec. 2.93(a), eff

(a) A presiding judge must be at the time of appointment:

(1) a regularly elected or retired district judge;

(2) a serving or retired business court judge;

(3) a former judge with at least 12 years of service as a district judge or business court judge; or

(4) a retired appellate judge with judicial experience on a district court.

(b) If the judge is retired, he must have voluntarily retired from office, must reside within the administrative region, and must have certified his willingness to serve.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.