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Texas Government Code - Section 22.107. Commission In Aid Of Court Of Criminal Appeals

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§ 22.107. COMMISSION IN AID OF COURT OF CRIMINAL 
APPEALS.  (a) In addition to the authority granted by Section 
22.106 of this code, the court of criminal appeals may appoint a 
commission for the aid of the court in disposing of the business 
before the court.  The commission in aid of the court shall 
discharge the duties that are assigned it by the court of criminal 
appeals.
	(b)  The commission shall be composed of two attorneys having 
the qualifications fixed by the constitution and laws of this state 
for a judge of the court of criminal appeals.  Commissioners serve 
two-year terms that expire September 1 of each odd-numbered year.
	(c)  The opinions of the commissioners in aid of the court 
shall be submitted to the court of criminal appeals for approval.  
When approved by a majority of the court and handed down as an 
opinion of the court, an opinion of a commissioner in aid of the 
court has the same weight and legal effect as an opinion originally 
prepared and handed down by the court of criminal appeals.
	(d)  Each member of the commission is entitled to receive for 
his services the salary that is provided by law.
	(e)  The court of criminal appeals by appointment may fill a 
vacancy on the commission in aid of the court that is created by the 
death, resignation, or removal of a member of the commission.  A 
person appointed to fill a vacancy continues in office for the 
unexpired portion of the term for which the commissioner vacating 
the office was appointed.
	(f)  The court of criminal appeals shall appoint two 
stenographers for the commission.

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.                    

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