(a) To be eligible for appointment to or service on the commission, a person must be an attorney licensed to practice law.
(b) At least one of the commissioners, at the time of that commissioner’s appointment, must be a state judge.

Terms Used In Texas Government Code 329.004

  • Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005

(c) At least one of the commissioners, at the time of that commissioner’s appointment, must be a legal educator.
(d) A person required to register as a lobbyist under Chapter 305 because of the person’s activities for compensation in or on behalf of a profession related to the operation of the commission may not serve as a commissioner or act as general counsel to the commission.