{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-71.040","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 71.040","heading":"CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE.","body":"(a) The council by rule shall develop a centers of excellence program to identify, support, and recognize justices and judges who excel in serving their communities and in representing the judiciary. In awarding a center of excellence recognition to a justice or judge, the council must consider:\n(1) a justice's or judge's governance, access, fairness, case flow management, and court operations; and\n(2) the compliance of the justice's or judge's court with statutory or procedural requirements for judicial reporting, court security, fee collection, indigent defense, and guardianship fraud and abuse prevention.\n(b) A justice or judge of an appellate court, district court, statutory county court, statutory probate court, county court, justice court, or municipal court is eligible for recognition as a center of excellence and may apply for recognition on a form and in the manner prescribed by the council.\nAdded by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 842 (S.B. 1574), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH","SUBTITLE F. COURT ADMINISTRATION","CHAPTER 71. TEXAS JUDICIAL COUNCIL","SUBCHAPTER C. POWERS AND DUTIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.71.htm#71.040","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"3f948160dd585e72da34340e15aa9ae5c35faba58f10a58e8e18050d6cf6486c","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-71.039","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-72.001"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}