Texas Government Code - Section 22.106. Commissioners Of Court Of Criminal Appeals
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§ 22.106. COMMISSIONERS OF COURT OF CRIMINAL
APPEALS. (a) The presiding judge of the court of criminal appeals,
with the concurrence of a majority of the judges of the court of
criminal appeals, may designate and appoint a retired appellate
judge or district judge who has consented to be subject to
appointment, or an active appellate judge or district judge, to sit
as a commissioner of the court of criminal appeals. A designated
judge must consent to the designation and appointment. The
presiding judge may designate and appoint as many commissioners as
he deems necessary to aid the court in disposing of its business.
(b) A commissioner shall discharge the duties that are
assigned him by the court and may be appointed to serve either for a
certain period of time or for a particular case or cases.
(c) The opinions of a commissioner shall be submitted to the
court of criminal appeals for approval. When approved by a majority
of the court, an opinion of a commissioner has the same weight and
legal effect as an opinion originally prepared by the court of
criminal appeals.
(d) The compensation of a judge while sitting as a
commissioner of the court of criminal appeals shall be paid out of
money appropriated from the general revenue fund for that purpose
in an amount equal to the salary of the judges of the court of
criminal appeals and shall be in lieu of the retirement allowance
that the judge receives or in lieu of the compensation he receives
as an active judge of another court. In addition to the
compensation, a judge sitting as a commissioner of the court is
entitled to receive his actual travel expenses to and from Austin
and a $25 per diem while he is assigned to the court of criminal
appeals in Austin.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
Section: 22.013 22.014 22.015 22.101 22.102 22.103 22.105 22.106 22.107 22.108 22.109 22.110 22.111 22.112 22.201
Last modified: August 11, 2007
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