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SJR 20, 63rd R.S.

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Texas to provide for a unified judicial system composed of a supreme court, a court of appeals, and circuit courts, and authorizing the legislature to prescribe jurisdiction thereof; creating a judicial council and providing for the appointment and tenure of its members and prescribing its duties; providing for nonpartisan election and qualifications, tenure, and retirement of judges; providing for a judicial qualifications commission; and providing transitional provisions.

Last action: Subcommittee hearing date

Author: R.A. "Bob" Gammage

Subjects:
Courts--General
Courts--Judges
Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments
State Agencies, Boards & Commissions--Newly Proposed
TEXAS JUDICIAL COUNCIL

Senate Committee: Jurisprudence ()

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