By: Campbell H.B. No. 2083
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to certain municipal courts of record.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 30.00934(a), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(a) A municipal judge need not be a resident of the city at
the time of appointment but must, in addition to satisfying the
requirements of Section 30.00006(c), maintain residence in the city
during the term of office. The judge shall devote full time to the
duties of that office and may not engage in the private practice of
law while in office. The residency requirement and private
practice restriction under this section do not apply to a part-time
municipal judge appointed on or after February 1, 2003.
SECTION 2. Chapter 30, Government Code, is amended by
adding Subchapter YY to read as follows:
SUBCHAPTER YY. SAN ANGELO
Sec. 30.01921. APPLICATION. This subchapter applies to the
City of San Angelo.
Sec. 30.01922. JUDGE. A municipal judge must be:
(1) a resident of this state;
(2) a citizen of the United States; and
(3) either:
(A) a licensed attorney in good standing who has
two or more years of experience in the practice of law in this
state; or
(B) a person who has served as a judge in this
state for four or more years preceding appointment as a municipal
judge.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.