Sec. 71.018.  OFFICERS;  COMMITTEES.  (a)  The chief justice of the supreme court shall serve as chair and the presiding judge of the court of criminal appeals shall serve as vice chair of the council.  Other officers of the council shall be elected by the council.
(b)  The council may prescribe the duties of an officer of the council.
(c)  The council may appoint committees from its membership.  It may prescribe the duties of and delegate powers under this chapter to a committee except as otherwise limited by this chapter.
(d)  The chair may appoint committees for two-year terms that he considers necessary for the organization of the council.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1408, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.