Bill > SB2127

This bill modifies the requirements for retired and former justices and judges to be assigned to active service in Texas courts, primarily reducing the required prior judicial service from 96 months to 72 months while adding two new certification requirements. Specifically, the bill requires retired or former justices and judges to certify that they will not appear as an attorney in certain courts for two years and that they will not hear cases involving current or former clients during their assignment. The bill also narrows the geographic restriction on attorney appearances, limiting them to the specific court or administrative judicial region of assignment rather than the entire state. These changes apply only to judicial assignments made on or after the bill's effective date, which is 91 days after the legislative session ends. The modifications aim to provide more flexibility in judicial assignments while maintaining ethical standards by implementing additional disclosure and conflict of interest safeguards for retired judges seeking to serve in an active judicial capacity.

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