Texas Government Code

§ 25A.012 — REMOVAL; DISQUALIFICATION AND RECUSAL

GV § 25A.012Title 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH · Part A. COURTS · Ch. 25A. BUSINESS COURT

Statute text

(a)A business court judge may be removed from office in the same manner and for the same reasons as a district judge.

(b)A business court judge is disqualified and subject to mandatory recusal for the same reasons a district judge is subject to disqualification or recusal in a pending case. Disqualification or recusal of a business court judge shall be governed by the same procedure as disqualification or recusal of a district judge.

(c)If a business court judge determines on the judge's own motion the judge should not hear a case pending in the judge's court because the judge is disqualified or subject to recusal, the judge shall:

(1)enter a recusal order;

(2)request the administrative presiding judge of the business court to assign another judge of the business court to hear the case; and

(3)take no further action in the case except for good cause as stated in the order in which the action is taken.

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Legislative history

Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 912 (H.B. 40), Sec. 51, eff. September 1, 2025.