Texas HB1181 modifies eligibility criteria for retired and former judges to be assigned to active service.

Texas HB1181 amends the Texas Government Code to revise the eligibility criteria for retired and former judges to be assigned to active service. To qualify, a judge must have served at least 72 months as an active judge, with at least 48 months in an appellate court, and not have been removed from office. They must also certify they have never been publicly reprimanded or censured by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct and agree not to appear as an attorney or hear matters involving former clients for the duration of their assignment.

Texas HB1181 modifies eligibility criteria for retired and former judges to be assigned to active service.

Texas HB1181 amends the Texas Government Code to revise the eligibility criteria for retired and former judges to be assigned to active service. To qualify, a judge must have served at least 72 months as an active judge, with at least 48 months in an appellate court, and not have been removed from office. They must also certify they have never been publicly reprimanded or censured by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct and agree not to appear as an attorney or hear matters involving former clients for the duration of their assignment.