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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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GOVERNMENT CODE |
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Title 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH |
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Subtitle F. COURT ADMINISTRATION |
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Chapter 75. OTHER COURT ADMINISTRATION |
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Subchapter C. SENIOR DISTRICT JUDGES FOR THE FIRST ADMINISTRATIVE JUDICIAL REGION |
Sec. 75.104. QUALIFICATIONS
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A senior judge must:
(1) have served as the judge of a district court for 12 years, regardless of whether or not the service was consecutive, exercising primarily criminal, civil, or family court jurisdiction;
(2) have developed an expertise in criminal law, civil law, or family law;
(3) not have been removed from office by impeachment, the supreme court, or the governor on address by the legislature;
(4) not have been removed from office or involuntarily retired by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct or the supreme court;
(5) certify under oath to the presiding judge, on a form prescribed by the state board of regional judges, that the judge did not resign from office after having received notice that formal proceedings by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct had been instituted as provided in Section 33.022 and before the final disposition of the proceedings;
(6) certify a willingness to serve; and
(7) be 65 years of age or younger.