Terms Used In Texas Government Code 71.012

  • Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
  • Justice: when applied to a magistrate, means justice of the peace. See Texas Government Code 312.011
  • Probate: Proving a will

The ex officio members are:
(1) the chief justice of the supreme court;
(2) the presiding judge of the court of criminal appeals;
(3) two members of the senate, appointed by the lieutenant governor;
(4) the chair of the House Judicial Affairs Committee;
(5) one member of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house;
(6) two justices of the courts of appeals designated by the chief justice of the supreme court;
(7) two district judges designated by the chief justice of the supreme court;
(8) two judges of county courts, statutory county, or statutory probate courts designated by the chief justice of the supreme court;
(9) two justices of the peace designated by the chief justice of the supreme court; and
(10) two municipal court judges designated by the chief justice of the supreme court.