As amended through August 27, 2024
Rule 14.3 - Action on Petition; Composition of the Special Three-Judge District Court(a) If a petition establishes the applicability of this rule, the Chief Justice will grant the petition, order the creation of a special three-judge district court, and appoint three persons to serve on the court.(b) The special three-judge district court will be composed of: (1) the district judge of the judicial district to which the original case was assigned;(2) one district judge of a judicial district other than a judicial district in the same county as the judicial district to which the original case was assigned; and(3) one justice of a court of appeals who serves a court of appeals district: (A) different from the district in which the original case was assigned; and(B) different from the district in which the district judge appointed under (b)(2) sits.(c) The Chief Justice will designate the presiding judge of the special three-judge district court.(d) A judge or justice appointed under (b)(2) or (3) must have been elected to that office and may not be serving an appointed term of office.