78R8870 QS-F
By: Campbell H.B. No. 2083
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 2083:
By: Hunter C.S.H.B. No. 2083
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the qualifications of a municipal judge.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 30.00006(c), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(c) A municipal judge must be:
(1) [be] a resident of this state;
(2) [be] a citizen of the United States; and
(3) either:
(A) [be] a licensed attorney in good standing who
has [; and
[(4) have] 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 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.