Texas Government Code
§ 33.034 — REVIEW OF COMMISSION DECISION
GV § 33.034Title 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH · Part B. JUDGES · Ch. 33. STATE COMMISSION ON JUDICIAL CONDUCT · Art. B. POWERS AND DUTIES
Statute text
View on source(a)A judge who receives from the commission a sanction or censure issued by the commission under Section 1-a(8), Article V, Texas Constitution, may request a review of the commission's decision as provided by this section. This section does not apply to a decision by the commission to institute formal proceedings.
(b)Not later than the 30th day after the date on which the commission issues its decision, the judge must file with the chief justice of the supreme court a written request for appointment of a special court of review.
(c)Not later than the 10th day after the chief justice receives the written request, the chief justice shall select by lot the court of review. The court of review is composed of three court of appeals justices, other than a justice serving in a court of appeals district in which the judge petitioning for review of the commission's order serves and other than a justice serving on the commission. The chief justice shall notify the petitioner and the commission of the identities of the justices appointed to the court and of the date of their appointment. Service on the court shall be considered a part of the official duties of a justice, and no additional compensation may be paid for the service.
(d)Within 15 days after the appointment of the court of review, the commission shall file with the clerk a charging document that includes, as applicable, a copy of the censure or sanction issued and any additional charges to be considered by the court of review. The charging document is public on its filing with the clerk. On receipt of the filing of the charging document, the clerk shall send the charging document to the judge who is the subject of the document and to each justice on the court of review.
(e)The review by the court under this section:
(1)of a sanction or censure issued in a formal proceeding is a review of the record of the proceedings that resulted in the sanction or censure and is based on the law and facts that were presented in the proceedings and any additional evidence that the court in its discretion may, for good cause shown, permit; and
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Legislative history
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 805 (S.B. 1436), Sec. 2, eff. June 19, 2009. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 513 (S.B. 209), Sec. 8, eff. November 5, 2013. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1130 (S.B. 293), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2025.