{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-25a.008","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 25A.008","heading":"QUALIFICATIONS OF JUDGE.","body":"(a) A business court judge must:\n(1) be at least 35 years of age;\n(2) be a United States citizen;\n(3) have been a resident of a county within the division of the business court to which the judge is appointed for at least five years before appointment; and\n(4) be a licensed attorney in this state who has 10 or more years of experience in:\n(A) practicing complex civil business litigation;\n(B) practicing business transaction law;\n(C) serving as a judge of a court in this state with civil jurisdiction; or\n(D) any combination of experience described by Paragraphs (A)-(C).\n(b) A business court judge may not have had the judge's license to practice law revoked, suspended, or subject to a probated suspension.\nAdded by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 380 (H.B. 19), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH","SUBTITLE A. COURTS","CHAPTER 25A. BUSINESS COURT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.25A.htm#25A.008","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"658e05dfbe8d5d089d09fdcb660ccefe019f6b87508e41ab6c7e5477d6bba770","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-25a.007","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-25a.009"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}