Qualifications of Judge

Sec. 25A.008. QUALIFICATIONS OF JUDGE. (a) A business court judge must: (1) be at least 35 years of age; (2) be a United States citizen; (3) have been a resident of a county within the division of the business court to which the judge is appointed for at least five years before appointment; and (4) be a licensed attorney in this state who has 10 or more years of experience in: (A) practicing complex civil business litigation; (B) practicing business transaction law; (C) serving as a judge of a court in this state with civil jurisdiction; or (D) any combination of experience described by Paragraphs (A)-(C). (b) A business court judge may not have had the judge's license to practice law revoked, suspended, or subject to a probated suspension. Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 380 (H.B. 19), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.