By: Puente H.B. No. 1423
73R3574 RJA-D
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to the election of certain county court judges.
1-3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-4 SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 25, Government Code, is
1-5 amended by adding Section 25.0013 to read as follows:
1-6 Sec. 25.0013. RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT OF JUDGES. A statutory
1-7 county court judge elected by place from an area that is less than
1-8 the entire county may, but need not, be a resident of the area from
1-9 which elected.
1-10 SECTION 2. Section 25.0171, Government Code, is amended by
1-11 adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:
1-12 (d) The statutory county court judges shall be elected as
1-13 follows:
1-14 (1) the judge of County Court at Law No. 2 of Bexar
1-15 County, Texas, shall be elected by voters residing in state
1-16 representative district ______;
1-17 (2) the judge of County Court at Law No. 3 of Bexar
1-18 County, Texas, shall be elected by voters residing in state
1-19 representative district ______;
1-20 (3) the judge of County Court at Law No. 4 of Bexar
1-21 County, Texas, shall be elected by voters residing in state
1-22 representative district ______;
1-23 (4) the judge of County Court at Law No. 5 of Bexar
1-24 County, Texas, shall be elected by voters residing in state
2-1 representative district ______;
2-2 (5) the judge of County Court at Law No. 6 of Bexar
2-3 County, Texas, shall be elected by voters residing in state
2-4 representative district ______;
2-5 (6) the judge of County Court at Law No. 7 of Bexar
2-6 County, Texas, shall be elected by voters residing in state
2-7 representative district ______;
2-8 (7) the judge of County Court at Law No. 8 of Bexar
2-9 County, Texas, shall be elected by voters residing in state
2-10 representative district ______; and
2-11 (8) the judge of County Court at Law No. 9 of Bexar
2-12 County, Texas, shall be elected by voters residing in state
2-13 representative district ______.
2-14 SECTION 3. Section 25.0591, Government Code, is amended by
2-15 adding Subsection (e) to read as follows:
2-16 (e) The statutory county court judges shall be elected as
2-17 follows:
2-18 (1) the judge of County Court of Dallas County at Law
2-19 No. 1 shall be elected by voters residing in state representative
2-20 district ______;
2-21 (2) the judge of County Court of Dallas County at Law
2-22 No. 2 shall be elected by voters residing in state representative
2-23 district ______;
2-24 (3) the judge of County Court of Dallas County at Law
2-25 Number 3 shall be elected by voters residing in state
2-26 representative district ______;
2-27 (4) the judge of County Court of Dallas County at Law
3-1 Number 4 shall be elected by voters residing in state
3-2 representative district ______;
3-3 (5) the judge of County Court of Dallas County at Law
3-4 No. 5 shall be elected by voters residing in state representative
3-5 district ______;
3-6 (6) the judge of County Criminal Court of Dallas
3-7 County, Texas, shall be elected by the voters residing in state
3-8 representative district ______;
3-9 (7) the judge of County Criminal Court No. 2 of Dallas
3-10 County, Texas, shall be elected by the voters residing in state
3-11 representative district ______;
3-12 (8) the judge of County Criminal Court No. 3 of Dallas
3-13 County, Texas, shall be elected by the voters residing in state
3-14 representative district ______;
3-15 (9) the judge of County Criminal Court Number Four of
3-16 Dallas County, Texas, shall be elected by the voters residing in
3-17 state representative district ______;
3-18 (10) the judge of County Criminal Court Number Five of
3-19 Dallas County, Texas, shall be elected by the voters residing in
3-20 state representative district ______;
3-21 (11) the judge of County Criminal Court Number 6 of
3-22 Dallas County, Texas, shall be elected by the voters residing in
3-23 state representative district ______;
3-24 (12) the judge of County Criminal Court Number 7 of
3-25 Dallas County, Texas, shall be elected by the voters residing in
3-26 state representative district ______;
3-27 (13) the judge of County Criminal Court No. 8 of
4-1 Dallas County, Texas, shall be elected by the voters residing in
4-2 state representative district ______;
4-3 (14) the judge of County Criminal Court No. 9 of
4-4 Dallas County, Texas, shall be elected by the voters residing in
4-5 state representative district ______;
4-6 (15) the judge of County Criminal Court No. 10 of
4-7 Dallas County, Texas, shall be elected by the voters residing in
4-8 state representative district ______;
4-9 (16) the judge of County Criminal Court of Appeals of
4-10 Dallas County, Texas, shall be elected by the voters residing in
4-11 state representative district ______; and
4-12 (17) the judge of County Criminal Court of Appeals No.
4-13 2 of Dallas County, Texas, shall be elected by the voters residing
4-14 in state representative district ______.
4-15 SECTION 4. Section 25.1031, Government Code, is amended by
4-16 adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:
4-17 (d) The statutory county court judges shall be elected as
4-18 follows:
4-19 (1) the judge of County Civil Court at Law No. 1 of
4-20 Harris County, Texas, shall be elected by the voters residing in
4-21 state representative district ______;
4-22 (2) the judge of County Civil Court at Law No. 2 of
4-23 Harris County, Texas, shall be elected by the voters residing in
4-24 state representative district ______;
4-25 (3) the judge of County Civil Court at Law No. 3 of
4-26 Harris County, Texas, shall be elected by the voters residing in
4-27 state representative district ______;
5-1 (4) the judge of County Civil Court at Law No. 4 of
5-2 Harris County, Texas, shall be elected by the voters residing in
5-3 state representative district ______;
5-4 (5) the judge of County Criminal Court at Law No. 1 of
5-5 Harris County, Texas, shall be elected by the voters residing in
5-6 state representative district ______;
5-7 (6) the judge of County Criminal Court at Law No. 2 of
5-8 Harris County, Texas, shall be elected by the voters residing in
5-9 state representative district ______;
5-10 (7) the judge of County Criminal Court at Law No. 3 of
5-11 Harris County, Texas, shall be elected by the voters residing in
5-12 state representative district ______;
5-13 (8) the judge of County Criminal Court at Law No. 4 of
5-14 Harris County, Texas, shall be elected by the voters residing in
5-15 state representative district ______;
5-16 (9) the judge of County Criminal Court at Law No. 5 of
5-17 Harris County, Texas, shall be elected by the voters residing in
5-18 state representative district ______;
5-19 (10) the judge of County Criminal Court at Law No. 6
5-20 of Harris County, Texas, shall be elected by the voters residing in
5-21 state representative district ______;
5-22 (11) the judge of County Criminal Court at Law No. 7
5-23 of Harris County, Texas, shall be elected by the voters residing in
5-24 state representative district ______;
5-25 (12) the judge of County Criminal Court at Law No. 8
5-26 of Harris County, Texas, shall be elected by the voters residing in
5-27 state representative district ______;
6-1 (13) the judge of County Criminal Court at Law No. 9
6-2 of Harris County, Texas, shall be elected by the voters residing in
6-3 state representative district ______;
6-4 (14) the judge of County Criminal Court at Law No. 10
6-5 of Harris County, Texas, shall be elected by the voters residing in
6-6 state representative district ______;
6-7 (15) the judge of County Criminal Court at Law No. 11
6-8 of Harris County, Texas, shall be elected by the voters residing in
6-9 state representative district ______;
6-10 (16) the judge of County Criminal Court at Law No. 12
6-11 of Harris County, Texas, shall be elected by the voters residing in
6-12 state representative district _______;
6-13 (17) the judge of County Criminal Court at Law No. 13
6-14 of Harris County, Texas, shall be elected by the voters residing in
6-15 state representative district ______; and
6-16 (18) the judge of County Criminal Court at Law No. 14
6-17 of Harris County, Texas, shall be elected by the voters residing in
6-18 state representative district ______.
6-19 SECTION 5. Section 25.2221, Government Code, is amended by
6-20 adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:
6-21 (d) The statutory county court judges shall be elected as
6-22 follows:
6-23 (1) the judge of County Court at Law No. 1 of Tarrant
6-24 County shall be elected by the voters residing in state
6-25 representative district ______;
6-26 (2) the judge of County Court at Law No. 2 of Tarrant
6-27 County shall be elected by the voters residing in state
7-1 representative district ______;
7-2 (3) the judge of County Court at Law No. 3 of Tarrant
7-3 County shall be elected by the voters residing in state
7-4 representative district ______;
7-5 (4) the judge of County Criminal Court No. 1 of
7-6 Tarrant County shall be elected by the voters residing in state
7-7 representative district ______;
7-8 (5) the judge of County Criminal Court No. 2 of
7-9 Tarrant County shall be elected by the voters residing in state
7-10 representative district ______;
7-11 (6) the judge of County Criminal Court No. 3 of
7-12 Tarrant County shall be elected by the voters residing in state
7-13 representative district ______;
7-14 (7) the judge of County Criminal Court No. 4 of
7-15 Tarrant County shall be elected by the voters residing in state
7-16 representative district ______;
7-17 (8) the judge of County Criminal Court No. 5 of
7-18 Tarrant County shall be elected by the voters residing in state
7-19 representative district ______;
7-20 (9) the judge of County Criminal Court No. 6 of
7-21 Tarrant County shall be elected by the voters residing in state
7-22 representative district ______;
7-23 (10) the judge of County Criminal Court No. 7 of
7-24 Tarrant County shall be elected by the voters residing in state
7-25 representative district ______;
7-26 (11) the judge of County Criminal Court No. 8 of
7-27 Tarrant County shall be elected by the voters residing in state
8-1 representative district ______;
8-2 (12) the judge of County Criminal Court No. 9 of
8-3 Tarrant County shall be elected by the voters residing in state
8-4 representative district ______; and
8-5 (13) the judge of County Criminal Court No. 10 of
8-6 Tarrant County shall be elected by the voters residing in state
8-7 representative district ______.
8-8 SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 1993, and
8-9 applies beginning with the primary and general elections in 1994
8-10 for terms beginning on or after January 1, 1995.
8-11 SECTION 7. The importance of this legislation and the
8-12 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an
8-13 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the
8-14 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several
8-15 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.