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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the appointment of regional presiding judges by the |
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chief justice of the supreme court. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 74.005, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 74.005. APPOINTMENT OF REGIONAL PRESIDING JUDGES. (a) |
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The chief justice of the supreme court [governor, with the advice
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and consent of the senate,] shall appoint one judge in each |
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administrative region as presiding judge of the region. |
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(b) On the death, resignation, or expiration of the term of |
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office of a presiding judge, the chief justice of the supreme court |
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[governor] immediately shall appoint or reappoint a presiding |
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judge. |
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SECTION 2. The amendment by this Act of Section 74.005, |
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Government Code, does not affect the term of a person appointed |
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under that section before the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |