Sec. 76.0045.  JUDICIAL RESPONSIBILITIES; IMMUNITY.  (a)  The responsibility of a judge described by Section 76.002 for personnel decisions is limited to the appointment of a department director and a fiscal officer.
(b)  The responsibility of a judge described by Section 76.002 for budgetary decisions is limited to:
(1)  appointment of a fiscal officer; and
(2)  approval of the department's budget.
(c)  A judge described by Section 76.002 has judicial immunity in a suit arising from:
(1)  the performance of a duty described by Section 76.002(a); or
(2)  the appointment of a department director or a fiscal officer or an act or failure to act by a department employee or by a department director or fiscal officer.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 255 (H.B. 1326), Sec. 4, eff. May 30, 2005.