Sec. 74.041. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
(1) "Administrative region" means an administrative judicial region created by Section 74.042.
(2) "Presiding judge" means the presiding judge of an administrative region.
(3) "Retiree" means a person who has retired under the Judicial Retirement System of Texas, the Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan One, or the Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan Two.
(4) "Active judge" means a person who is a current judicial officeholder.
(5) "Former judge" means a person who has served as an active judge in a district, statutory probate, statutory county, or appellate court, but who is not a retired judge.
(6) "Retired judge" means:
(A) a retiree; or
(B) a person who served as an active judge for at least 96 months in a statutory probate or statutory county court and has retired under the Texas County and District Retirement System.
(7) "Senior judge" means a retiree who has elected to be a judicial officer under Section 75.001.
Renumbered from Sec. 74.001 and amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 148, Sec. 2.93(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 646, Sec. 6, eff. Aug. 28, 1989; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 315, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle F - Court Administration
Chapter 74 - Court Administration Act
Subchapter C. Administrative Judicial Regions
Section 74.042. Administrative Regions
Section 74.043. Facilities; Funding
Section 74.044. Term of Presiding Judge
Section 74.045. Qualifications of Presiding Judge
Section 74.046. Duties of Presiding Judge
Section 74.047. Authority of Presiding Judge
Section 74.048. Council of Judges
Section 74.049. Performance of Duties by Chief Justice
Section 74.052. Assignment of Judges
Section 74.053. Objection to Judge Assigned to a Trial Court
Section 74.054. Judges Subject to Assignment
Section 74.055. List of Retired and Former Judges Subject to Assignment
Section 74.0551. Certification of Willingness Not to Appear and Plead as an Attorney
Section 74.056. Assignment by Presiding Judge
Section 74.057. Assignment by Chief Justice
Section 74.058. Duty to Serve When Assigned
Section 74.059. Powers and Duties
Section 74.060. Limitation on Assignment