Bill > HB1664

This bill modifies the eligibility requirements for retired or former district court judges to be assigned as visiting judges by allowing judges who meet certain conditions to be placed on a list for potential assignment. Specifically, a retired or former district court judge can be eligible if they certify under oath that within the past 15 years they have not been publicly reprimanded or censured by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct, and they either did not resign or retire after being notified of a misconduct investigation, or if they did resign, were not ultimately publicly reprimanded as a result of that investigation. The bill also stipulates that a judge is ineligible only if they are publicly identified by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct as having resigned or retired from office specifically to avoid disciplinary action. These new provisions will expire on September 1, 2033, and the bill will take effect immediately if it receives a two-thirds vote in the Texas legislature, or on September 1, 2025, if it does not receive the required immediate effect vote.

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