Tex. Government Code § 74.045
QUALIFICATIONS OF PRESIDING JUDGE
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- Tex. Government Code § 74.045, QUALIFICATIONS OF PRESIDING JUDGE, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/650808
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(a) A presiding judge must be at the time of appointment:
(1) a regularly elected or retired district judge;
(2) a serving or retired business court judge;
(3) a former judge with at least 12 years of service as a district judge or business court judge; or
(4) a retired appellate judge with judicial experience on a district court.
(b) If the judge is retired, he must have voluntarily retired from office, must reside within the administrative region, and must have certified his willingness to serve.