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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 79. TEXAS INDIGENT DEFENSE COMMISSION |
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Subchapter B. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS |
Sec. 79.014. APPOINTMENTS
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(a) The governor shall appoint with the advice and consent of the senate five members of the board as follows:
(1) one member who is a district judge serving as a presiding judge of an administrative judicial region;
(2) one member who is a judge of a constitutional county court or who is a county commissioner;
(3) one member who is a practicing criminal defense attorney;
(4) one member who is a chief public defender in this state or the chief public defender's designee, who must be an attorney employed by the public defender's office; and
(5) one member who is a judge of a constitutional county court or who is a county commissioner of a county with a population of 250,000 or more.
(b) The board members serve staggered terms of two years, with two members' terms expiring February 1 of each odd-numbered year and three members' terms expiring February 1 of each even-numbered year.
(c) In making appointments to the board, the governor shall attempt to reflect the geographic and demographic diversity of the state.
(d) A person may not be appointed to the board if the person is required to register as a lobbyist under Chapter 305 because of the person's activities for compensation on behalf of a profession related to the operation of the commission or the council.