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Tex. Government Code § 39.001 Applicability
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Sec. 39.001. APPLICABILITY. This chapter applies to a person elected to or holding any of the following judicial offices: (1) chief justice or justice of the supreme court; (2) presiding judge or judge of the court of criminal appeals; (3) chief justice or justice of a court of a…
Tex. Government Code § 39.002 Judicial Instruction Requirements
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Sec. 39.002. JUDICIAL INSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS. (a) The supreme court, in consultation with the court of criminal appeals, shall adopt rules on the judicial training a person must complete not later than the first anniversary of the date the person assumes a judicial office, subj…
Tex. Government Code § 39.003 Suspension
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Sec. 39.003. SUSPENSION. The State Commission on Judicial Conduct shall issue an order suspending any judge who fails to meet the education requirements under Section 39.002 until the judge demonstrates compliance with the requirements. Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 71…
Tex. Government Code § 39.004 Removal From Office
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Sec. 39.004. REMOVAL FROM OFFICE. (a) For purposes of Section 1-a, Article V, Texas Constitution, a judge who is noncompliant with the education requirements under Section 39.002 for more than one year has engaged in wilful or persistent conduct that is clearly inconsistent with …