Texas Government Code Title 2, Chapter 71 - Texas Judicial Council

SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS

SUBCHAPTER B ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 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...
• Texas Section 71.011 - Number And Classes Of Members
  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,...
• Texas Section 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...
• Texas Section 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...
• Texas Section 71.014 - Citizen Members
  (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...
• Texas Section 71.015 - Terms Of Citizen Members
  (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...
• Texas Section 71.016 - Meetings
  (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...
• Texas Section 71.017 - Quorum
  Eleven members of the council constitute a quorum. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th...
• Texas Section 71.018 - Officers; Committees
  (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...
• Texas Section 71.019 - Rules
  The council may adopt rules expedient for the administration of its functions. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.

SUBCHAPTER C POWERS AND DUTIES

• Texas Section 71.020 - Expenses
  (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...
• Texas Section 71.031 - Continuous Study
  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...
• Texas Section 71.032 - Receipt Of Advice On Remedies
  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...
• Texas Section 71.033 - Methods For Improvement
  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....
• Texas Section 71.034 - Reports; Investigations
  (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,...
• Texas Section 71.035 - Statistics; Enforcement By Mandamus
  Sec. 71.035. STATISTICS; ENFORCEMENT BY MANDAMUS. Text of subsection effective until September 01, 2018 (a) The council shall gather judicial statistics and other pertinent information...
• Texas Section 71.0352 - Juvenile Data: Justice, Municipal, And Truancy Courts
  As a component of the official monthly report submitted to the Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System: (1) a justice court, municipal...
• Texas Section 71.0353 - Trafficking Of Persons Information
  As a component of the official monthly report submitted to the Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System, a district court or county...
• Texas Section 71.036 - Public Hearings
  (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...
• Texas Section 71.037 - Specialty Court Best Practices
  The council shall review and as appropriate approve recommendations made by the Specialty Courts Advisory Council under Section 772.0061(b)(2). Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg.,...

Last modified: September 28, 2016