Texas § 121.003 APPOINTMENT OF PRESIDING JUDGE OR MAGISTRATE FOR REGIONAL SPECIALTY COURT PROGRAM.

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§ 121.003 — APPOINTMENT OF PRESIDING JUDGE OR MAGISTRATE FOR REGIONAL SPECIALTY COURT PROGRAM.

Texas § 121.003

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Tex. Government Code Code Ann. § 121.003 (2026).

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Sec. 121.003. APPOINTMENT OF PRESIDING JUDGE OR MAGISTRATE FOR REGIONAL SPECIALTY COURT PROGRAM. A judge or magistrate of a district court or statutory county court who is authorized by law to hear criminal cases may be appointed to preside over a regional specialty court program recognized under this subtitle only if:

(1)the local administrative district and statutory county court judges of each county participating in the program approve the appointment by majority vote or another approval method selected by the judges; and

(2)the presiding judges of each of the administrative judicial regions in which the participating counties are located sign an order granting the appointment.

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Sec. 121.003. APPOINTMENT OF PRESIDING JUDGE OR MAGISTRATE FOR REGIONAL SPECIALTY COURT PROGRAM. A judge or magistrate of a district court or statutory county court who is authorized by law to hear criminal cases may be appointed to preside over a regional specialty court program recognized under this subtitle only if:
(1) the local administrative district and statutory county court judges of each county participating in the program approve the appointment by majority vote or another approval method selected by the judges; and
(2) the presiding judges of each of the administrative judicial regions in which the participating counties are located sign an order granting the appointment.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 934 (H.B. 3774 ), Sec. 12.01, eff. September 1, 2021.

Nearby Sections

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§ 121.001

DEFINITION.

§ 121.002

OVERSIGHT.

§ 121.003

APPOINTMENT OF PRESIDING JUDGE OR MAGISTRATE FOR REGIONAL SPECIALTY COURT PROGRAM.

§ 121.004

JURISDICTION AND AUTHORITY OF JUDGE OR MAGISTRATE IN REGIONAL SPECIALTY COURT PROGRAM.

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