Texas Government Code 24.006 – Salary of Special Judge
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(a) This section applies to payment of salary to:
(1) a special judge commissioned by the governor as provided by Article V, § 11, of the Texas Constitution; and
(2) a special judge agreed on by the parties as provided by § 24.004.
(b) Each special judge is entitled to receive for each day served as a special judge the same daily salary that a district judge receives.
Terms Used In Texas Government Code 24.006
- Comptroller: means the state comptroller of public accounts. See Texas Government Code 312.011
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- sworn: includes affirm or affirmed. See Texas Government Code 312.011
(c) A special judge commissioned by the governor is also entitled to receive the same daily salary that a district judge receives for each day necessary for the special judge to travel to and from the court.
(d) The daily salary is determined by dividing the annual salary of a district judge by 365.
(e) In order to obtain his salary, a special judge commissioned by the governor must present his sworn account to the comptroller showing the number of travel days that were necessary. The judge must also give the comptroller evidence that the judge was duly commissioned. The account must be certified as correct by the judge of the district or by the court clerk of the court in which he served.
(f) A special judge agreed on by the parties or elected by the practicing lawyers shall be paid on presenting to the comptroller the certificate of the clerk of the court in which he served and the judge’s sworn account. The clerk’s certificate must show the record of the judge’s election or appointment and must show that the judge performed services in the court. The judge’s sworn account must show the number of days that he served as the special judge.