By Zbranek H.J.R. No. 89
A JOINT RESOLUTION
1-1 proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the judicial
1-2 districts of Texas.
1-3 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-4 SECTION 1. Article V of the Texas Constitution is amended by
1-5 amending Section 7 as follows:
1-6 Sec. 7. Judicial Districts; District Judges; terms or
1-7 sessions; absence, disability or disqualification of Judge
1-8 Sec. 7. The State shall be divided into judicial districts,
1-9 with each district having one or more Judges as may be provided by
1-10 law or by this Constitution. The Legislature shall provide for the
1-11 selection, qualification, residency and term of office of persons
1-12 who are licensed to practice law in this State to be selected as
1-13 judges of said district courts. <Each district judge shall be
1-14 elected by the qualified voters at a General Election and shall be
1-15 a citizen of the United States and of this State, who is licensed
1-16 to practice law in this State and has been a practicing lawyer or a
1-17 Judge of a Court in this State, or both combined, for four (4)
1-18 years next preceding his election, who has resided in the district
1-19 in which he was elected for two (2) years next preceding his
1-20 election, and who shall reside in his district during his term of
1-21 office and hold his office for the period of four (4) years, and
1-22 who> A district judge shall receive for his services an annual
1-23 salary to be fixed by the Legislature. The Court shall conduct its
2-1 proceedings at the county seat of the county in which the case is
2-2 pending, except as otherwise provided by law. He shall hold the
2-3 regular terms of his Court at the County Seat of each County in his
2-4 district in such manner as may be prescribed by law. The
2-5 Legislature shall have power by General or Special Laws to make
2-6 such provisions concerning the terms or sessions of each Court as
2-7 it may deem necessary.
2-8 The Legislature shall also provide for the holding of
2-9 District Court when the Judge thereof is absent, or is from any
2-10 cause disabled or disqualified from presiding.
2-11 SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be
2-12 submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 2, 1993.
2-13 The ballot shall be printed to provide for voting for or against
2-14 the proposition: "The constitutional amendment relating to the
2-15 judicial districts of Texas."
2-16 SECTION 3. The importance of this legislation and the
2-17 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an
2-18 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the
2-19 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several
2-20 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.