TX Govt Code § 74.055 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle F - Court Administration|Chapter 74 - Court Administration Act|Subchapter C. Administrative Judicial Regions|Section 74.055. List of Retired and Former Judges Subject to Assignment

Sec. 74.055.  LIST OF RETIRED AND FORMER JUDGES SUBJECT TO ASSIGNMENT.  (a)  Each presiding judge shall maintain a list of retired and former judges who meet the requirements of this section.(b)  The presiding judge shall divide the list into area specialties of criminal, civil, or domestic relations cases.  A retired or former judge may only be assigned to a case in the judge's area of specialty.  A judge may qualify for assignment in more than one area of specialty.(c)  To be eligible to be named on the list, a retired or former judge must:(1)  have served as an active judge for at least 96 months in a district, statutory probate, statutory county, or appellate court;(2)  have developed substantial experience in the judge's area of specialty;(3)  not have been removed from office;(4)  certify under oath to the presiding judge, on a form prescribed by the state board of regional judges, that:(A)  the judge has never been publicly reprimanded or censured by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct;  and(B)  the judge:(i)  did not resign or retire from office after the State Commission on Judicial Conduct notified the judge of the commencement of a full investigation into an allegation or appearance of misconduct or disability of the judge as provided in Section 33.022 and before the final disposition of that investigation;  or(ii)  if the judge did resign from office under circumstances described by Subparagraph (i), was not publicly reprimanded or censured as a result of the investigation;(5)  annually demonstrate that the judge has completed in the past state fiscal year the educational requirements for active district, statutory probate, and statutory county court judges;  and(6)  certify to the presiding judge a willingness not to appear and plead as an attorney in any court in this state for a period of two years.(d)  Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 315, Sec. 15.(e)  For purposes of Subsection (c)(1), a month of service is calculated as a calendar month or a portion of a calendar month in which a judge was authorized by election or appointment to preside.(f)  A former or retired judge is ineligible to be named on the list if the former or retired judge is identified in a public statement issued by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct as having resigned or retired from office in lieu of discipline.(g)  A former or retired judge named on the list shall immediately notify the presiding judge of a full investigation by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct into an allegation or appearance of misconduct or disability by the judge.  A judge who does not notify the presiding judge of an investigation as required by this subsection is ineligible to remain on the list.|Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 674, Sec. 2.10, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 2, Sec. 8.38, eff. Aug. 28, 1989;  Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 82, Sec. 2, eff. Aug. 28, 1989;  Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 646, Sec. 8, eff. Aug. 28, 1989;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 8.05, eff. Aug. 26, 1991;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 785, Sec. 3 to 5, eff. June 16, 1991;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 298, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 315, Sec. 12, 15, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|