Sec. 25A.008.  QUALIFICATIONS OF JUDGE.  (a)  A business court judge must:
(1)  be at least 35 years of age;
(2)  be a United States citizen;
(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
(4)  be a licensed attorney in this state who has 10 or more years of experience in:
(A)  practicing complex civil business litigation;
(B)  practicing business transaction law;
(C)  serving as a judge of a court in this state with civil jurisdiction; or
(D)  any combination of experience described by Paragraphs (A)-(C).
(b)  A business court judge may not have had the judge's license to practice law revoked, suspended, or subject to a probated suspension.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 380 (H.B. 19), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.