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Texas Government Code - Chapter 71 Texas Judicial CouncilLegal Research Home > Texas Lawyer > Government Code > Texas Government Code - Chapter 71 Texas Judicial Council Sponsored LinksIn this chapter: (1) "Ad hoc assigned counsel program" means a system under which private attorneys, acting as independent contractors and compensated with public funds, ... The Texas Judicial Council is an agency of the state composed of 16 ex officio and six appointive members. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, ... 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 ... (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 ... (a) The governor shall appoint the six citizen members on the council. (b) A citizen member must be a resident citizen of the state. Three ... (a) Citizen members serve for staggered terms of six years with two members' terms expiring on June 30 of each odd-numbered year. (b) A vacancy ... (a) The council shall meet at least once in each calendar year and may meet at other times as ordered by the council or under ... Eleven members of the council constitute a quorum. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th ... (a) The chief justice of the supreme court shall serve as chair and the presiding judge of the court of criminal appeals shall serve as ... The council may adopt rules expedient for the administration of its functions. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. ... (a) A member of the council may not receive compensation for service on the council. (b) A member is entitled to reimbursement for actual and ... The council continuously shall study the organization, rules, procedures and practice, work accomplished, results, and uniformity of the discretionary powers of the state courts and ... The council shall receive and consider advice from judges, public officials, members of the bar, and citizens concerning remedies for faults in the administration of ... The council shall design methods for simplifying judicial procedure, expediting the transaction of judicial business, and correcting faults in or improving the administration of justice. ... (a) The council shall file a complete detailed report with the governor and the supreme court before December 2 of each year on council activities, ... (a) The council shall gather judicial statistics and other pertinent information from the several state judges and other court officials of this state. In addition, ... (a) In each county, not later than November 1 of each odd-numbered year and in the form and manner prescribed by the Task Force on ... As a component of the official monthly report submitted to the Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System: (1) justice and municipal courts ... (a) The council may appoint a committee of at least three members to hold a public hearing. (b) The committee may: (1) order the production ... The Task Force on Indigent Defense is established as a standing committee of the council and is composed of eight ex officio members and five ... The ex officio members are: (1) the following six members of the council: (A) the chief justice of the supreme court; (B) the presiding judge ... (a) The governor shall appoint with the advice and consent of the senate five members of the Task Force on Indigent Defense as follows: (1) ... A vacancy on the Task Force on Indigent Defense must be filled for the unexpired term in the same manner as the original appointment. An ... (a) The Task Force on Indigent Defense shall meet at least quarterly and at such other times as it deems necessary or convenient to perform ... A Task Force on Indigent Defense member may not receive compensation for services on the task force but is entitled to be reimbursed for actual ... (a) The Task Force on Indigent Defense budget shall be a part of the budget for the council. In preparing a budget and presenting the ... The fair defense account is an account in the general revenue fund that may be appropriated only to the Task Force on Indigent Defense for ... (a) The Task Force on Indigent Defense may accept gifts, grants, and other funds from any public or private source to pay expenses incurred in ... (a) The Task Force on Indigent Defense shall develop policies and standards for providing legal representation and other defense services to indigent defendants at trial, ... (a) The Task Force on Indigent Defense shall develop a plan that establishes statewide requirements for counties relating to reporting indigent defense information. The plan ... (a) The Task Force on Indigent Defense shall: (1) provide technical support to: (A) assist counties in improving their indigent defense systems; and (B) promote ... The Task Force on Indigent Defense or a member of the task force performing duties on behalf of the task force is not liable for ... Last modified: August 11, 2007 |