Texas Government Code

§ 33.0212 — REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON FILED COMPLAINTS

GV § 33.0212Title 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH · Part B. JUDGES · Ch. 33. STATE COMMISSION ON JUDICIAL CONDUCT · Art. B. POWERS AND DUTIES

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(a)As soon as practicable after a complaint is filed with the commission, commission staff shall conduct a preliminary investigation of the filed complaint and draft recommendations for commission action. (a-1) If, after completing a preliminary investigation under Subsection (a), commission staff determines that given the content of a complaint a full investigation is necessary before the next commission meeting, commission staff may commence the investigation. Not less than seven business days after the date commission staff commences a full investigation under this subsection, the staff shall provide written notice of the full investigation to the judge who is the subject of the complaint. Notice provided under this subsection shall comply with the requirements of Section 33.022(c)(1)(B). (a-2) Not later than the 10th day before a scheduled commission meeting, commission staff shall prepare and file with each member of the commission a report detailing:

(1)each complaint for which a preliminary investigation has been conducted under Subsection (a) but for which the investigation report has not been finalized under Subsection (b);

(2)the results of the preliminary investigation of the complaint, including whether commission staff commenced a full investigation under Subsection (a-1); and

(3)the commission staff's recommendations for commission action regarding the complaint, including any recommendation for further investigation or termination of the investigation and dismissal of the complaint.

(b)Not later than the 120th day following the date of the first commission meeting at which a complaint is included in the report filed with the commission under Subsection (a-2), the commission shall finalize the investigation report and determine any action to be taken regarding the complaint, including:

(1)a public sanction;

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Legislative history

Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1130 (S.B. 293), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2025.