SB2070 amends Texas court administration rules, setting local administrative judge terms, establishing annual court leadership conferences, and.
SB2070 modifies Texas court administration practices by setting the term of local administrative district judges to no more than two years, determined by the regional presiding judge. It mandates that judges in counties with two or more district courts elect a local administrative district judge, with terms extending to the remainder of the district judge's term if it ends before the second anniversary of their election as local administrative judge. The bill prohibits the election of local administrative district judges based on rotation or seniority.
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