GOVERNMENT CODE TITLE 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH SUBTITLE F. COURT ADMINISTRATION CHAPTER 74. COURT ADMINISTRATION ACT SUBCHAPTER A. CHIEF JUSTICE Sec. 74.001. MEETINGS. (a) The chief justice shall call and preside over an annual meeting of the presiding judges of the administrative judicial regions on a date and at a time and place in the state designated by the chief justice. (b) The chief justice may call and convene additional meetings of the regional presiding judges or local administrative judges that he considers necessary for the promotion of the orderly and efficient administration of justice. (c) At the meetings, the judges shall: (1) study the statistics reflecting the condition of the dockets of the courts of the state to determine the need for the assignment of judges under Subchapter C; (2) compare the regional and local rules of court to achieve the uniformity of rules that is practicable and consistent with local conditions; (3) consider uniformity in the administration of this chapter in the various administrative regions; and (4) promote more effective administration of justice through the use of this chapter. (d) The expenses of the judges attending these meetings shall be paid as provided by Sections 74.043 and 74.061. Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 148, Sec. 2.93(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Sec. 74.003. ASSIGNMENT OF JUSTICES AND JUDGES FOR APPELLATE COURTS. (a) The chief justice of the supreme court may temporarily assign a justice of a court of appeals to another court of appeals regardless of whether a vacancy exists in the court of appeals to which the justice is assigned. (b) The chief justice of the supreme court may assign a qualified retired justice or judge of the supreme court, of the court of criminal appeals, or of a court of appeals to a court of appeals for active service regardless of whether a vacancy exists in the court to which the justice is assigned. To be eligible for assignment under this subsection, a retired justice or judge must: (1) have served as an active justice or judge for at least 96 months in a district, statutory probate, statutory county, or appellate court, with at least 48 of those months in an appellate court; (2) not have been removed from office; (3) certify under oath to the chief justice of the supreme court, on a form prescribed by the chief justice, that: (A) the justice or judge has never been publicly reprimanded or censured by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct; and (B) the justice or judge: (i) did not resign or retire from office after the State Commission on Judicial Conduct notified the justice or judge of the commencement of a full investigation into an allegation or appearance of misconduct or disability of the justice or judge as provided in Section 33.022 and before the final disposition of that investigation; or (ii) if the justice or judge did resign from office under circumstances described by Subparagraph (i), the justice or judge was not publicly reprimanded or censured as a result of the investigation; (4) annually demonstrate that the justice or judge has completed in the past state fiscal year the educational requirements for active appellate court justices or judges; and (5) certify to the chief justice of the supreme court a willingness not to appear and plead as an attorney in any court in this state for a period of two years. (c) An active or retired justice or judge assigned as provided by this section out of the county of his residence is entitled to receive the same expenses and per diem as those allowed a district judge assigned as provided by Subchapter C. The state shall pay the expenses and per diem on certificates of approval by the chief justice of the supreme court or the chief justice of the court of appeals to which the justice or judge is assigned. The compensation authorized by this subsection is in addition to all other compensation authorized by law. (d) An active justice assigned out of the county of his residence as provided by this section is entitled to receive, pro rata for the time serving on assignment, supplemental compensation from the county or counties paying supplemental compensation under Chapter 31 to an associate justice of the court of appeals to which the justice is assigned. (e) A retired justice or judge assigned as provided by this section is entitled to receive, pro rata for the time serving on assignment, from money appropriated from the general revenue fund for that purpose, an amount equal to the compensation received from state and county sources by a justice of the court of appeals to which assigned. (f) For the purposes of Subsection (b)(1), a month of service is calculated as a calendar month or a portion of a calendar month in which a justice or judge was authorized by election or appointment to preside. (g) Subsection (b)(1) does not apply to a retired justice of the supreme court. (h) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an active district court judge may be assigned to hear a matter pending in an appellate court. Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 148, Sec. 2.93(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 785, Sec. 1, 7, eff. June 16, 1991; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 315, Sec. 7, 8, eff. Sept. 1, 2003. Sec. 74.004. SUPERVISION OF OFFICE OF COURT ADMINISTRATION. The chief justice shall direct and supervise the office of court administration. Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 148, Sec. 2.93(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Sec. 74.005. APPOINTMENT OF REGIONAL PRESIDING JUDGES. (a) The governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, shall appoint one judge in each administrative region as presiding judge of the region. (b) On the death, resignation, or expiration of the term of office of a presiding judge, the governor immediately shall appoint or reappoint a presiding judge. Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 148, Sec. 2.93(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Sec. 74.006. SUPREME COURT DUTIES. The chief justice shall ensure that the supreme court executes and implements the court's administrative duties and responsibilities under this chapter. Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 148, Sec. 2.93(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Sec. 74.007. COMMITTEES. The chief justice, subject to the approval of the supreme court, shall name and appoint members to committees necessary or desirable for the efficient administration of justice or to carry out the provisions of this chapter. Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 148, Sec. 2.93(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1987. SUBCHAPTER B. SUPREME COURT Sec. 74.021. SUPERVISORY AND ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROL. The supreme court has supervisory and administrative control over the judicial branch and is responsible for the orderly and efficient administration of justice. Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 148, Sec. 2.93(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Sec. 74.022. CHANGES IN NUMBER OF COURTS. (a) The supreme court shall assess the need for adding, consolidating, eliminating, or reallocating existing appellate courts. (b) The supreme court shall promulgate rules, regulations, and criteria to be used in assessing those needs. (c) The supreme court shall recommend to the regular session of the legislature convening in the third year following the year in which the federal decennial census is taken any needed changes in the number or allocation of those courts. Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 148, Sec. 2.93(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 639, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Sec. 74.023. DIRECTOR OF OFFICE OF COURT ADMINISTRATION. (a) The supreme court shall appoint the administrative director of the courts for the office of court administration. (b) The director serves at the pleasure of the supreme court and shall be subordinate to, and act by the authority and under the direction of, the chief justice. Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 148, Sec. 2.93(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1987. |
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