Section 74.045 - Qualifications of Presiding Judge(a) A presiding judge must be at the time of appointment:(1) a regularly elected or retired district judge;(2) a former judge with at least 12 years of service as a district judge; or(3) a retired appellate judge with judicial experience on a district court.(b) If the judge is retired, he must have voluntarily retired from office, must reside within the administrative region, and must have certified his willingness to serve.Tex. Gov't. Code § 74.045
Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 656, Sec. 1, eff. 8/26/1991.Renumbered from Sec. 74.013 and amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 148, Sec. 2.93(a), eff. 9/1/1987.