82R9703 CAE-D
By: Hartnett H.B. No. 1931
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a person who may serve as a special judge in certain
civil and family law matters.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 151.003, Civil Practice and Remedies
Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 151.003. QUALIFICATIONS OF JUDGE. The special judge
must be a retired or former district, statutory county court,
statutory probate court, or appellate judge who:
(1) has served as a judge for at least four years in a
district, statutory county court, statutory probate court, or
appellate court;
(2) has developed substantial experience in the
judge's [his] area of specialty;
(3) has not been removed from office or resigned while
under investigation for discipline or removal; and
(4) annually demonstrates completion [that he has
completed] in the past calendar year of at least five days of
continuing legal education in courses approved by the state bar or
the supreme court.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.