Government Code § 78.003

Sec. 78.003. APPOINTMENT AND COMPOSITION OF COMMITTEE. (a) The committee is composed of the following five members who are appointed as follows: (1) three attorneys who are appointed by the executive director of the Texas Indigent Defense Commission; and (2) two attorneys who are appointed by the president of the State Bar of Texas, with ratification by the executive committee of the State Bar of Texas. (a-1) Each member of the committee must be a licensed attorney and must have significant experience in capital defense or indigent criminal defense policy or practice. A member of the committee may not be a prosecutor, a law enforcement official, a judge of a court that presides over criminal offenses, or an employee of the office of capital and forensic writs. (a-2) Members of the committee serve four-year terms and may be reappointed. (a-3) If a vacancy occurs, the appropriate appointing authority shall appoint a person to serve for the remainder of the unexpired term in the same manner as the original appointment. (b) The committee shall elect one member of the committee to serve as the presiding officer of the committee. (c) The committee shall meet at the call of the presiding officer of the committee. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 781 (S.B. 1091), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009. Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 293 (S.B. 280), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.