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§ 22A.002 — SPECIAL THREE-JUDGE DISTRICT COURT

GV § 22A.002Title 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH · Part A. COURTS · Ch. 22A. SPECIAL THREE-JUDGE DISTRICT COURT

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(a)On receipt of a petition under Section 22A.001, the chief justice shall order a special three-judge district court to convene and shall appoint three persons to serve on the court as follows:
(1)the district judge of the judicial district to which the original case was assigned;
(2)one district judge of a judicial district other than a judicial district in the same county as the judicial district to which the original case was assigned; and
(3)one justice of a court of appeals other than:
(A)the court of appeals in the court of appeals district in which the original case was assigned; or
(B)a court of appeals district in which the district judge appointed under Subdivision (2) sits.

Legislative history

Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 606 (S.B. 891), Sec. 9.01(a), eff. September 1, 2019.