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Tex. Government Code § 71.001 Definitions
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Sec. 71.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Chair" means the chair of the council. (2) "Council" means the Texas Judicial Council. (3) "Defendant" means a person accused of a crime or juvenile offense, as those terms are defined by Section 79.001. (4) "Public defender's offic…
Tex. Government Code § 71.011 Number and Classes of Members
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Sec. 71.011. NUMBER AND CLASSES OF MEMBERS. The Texas Judicial Council is an agency of the state composed of 17 ex officio and six appointive members. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1408, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.…
Tex. Government Code § 71.012 Ex Officio Members
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Sec. 71.012. EX OFFICIO MEMBERS. The ex officio members are: (1) the chief justice of the supreme court; (2) the presiding judge of the court of criminal appeals; (3) two members of the senate, appointed by the lieutenant governor; (4) the chair of the House Judicial Affairs Comm…
Tex. Government Code § 71.013 Terms of Ex Officio Members; Delegation of Functions
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Sec. 71.013. TERMS OF EX OFFICIO MEMBERS; DELEGATION OF FUNCTIONS. (a) The chief justice of the supreme court and the presiding judge of the court of criminal appeals are members of the council as long as they hold those offices. (b) Except as provided by Subsections (a) and (g),…