Texas Government Code 79.013 – Ex Officio Members
Terms Used In Texas Government Code 79.013
- Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
- Jurisprudence: The study of law and the structure of the legal system.
- 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 of the board are:
(1) the following six members of the council:
(A) the chief justice of the supreme court;
(B) the presiding judge of the court of criminal appeals;
(C) one of the members of the senate serving on the council who is designated by the lieutenant governor;
(D) the member of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the house;
(E) one of the courts of appeals justices serving on the council who is designated by the governor; and
(F) one of the county court or statutory county court judges serving on the council who is designated by the governor or, if a county court or statutory county court judge is not serving on the council, one of the statutory probate court judges serving on the council who is designated by the governor;
(2) one other member of the senate appointed by the lieutenant governor; and
(3) the chair of the House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee.