Texas § GV.34.001 - CANDIDATE SUBJECT TO CODE
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§ GV.34.001. CANDIDATE SUBJECT TO CODE
CANDIDATE SUBJECT TO CODE. (a) A person who has filed an application for a place on the ballot as provided by the Election Code for a judicial office listed in Subsection (b) is subject to Canon 7, Code of Judicial Conduct, and is subject to sanctions as provided by this chapter. (b) This chapter applies to candidates for the following offices: (1) chief justice or justice of the supreme court; (2) presiding judge or judge of the court of criminal appeals; (3) chief justice or justice of a court of appeals; (4) district judge, including a criminal district judge; (5) judge of a statutory county court; (6) county judge who performs judicial functions; (7) justice of the peace; and (8) municipal court judge. Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 425, Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 1987. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 646, Sec. 4, eff. Aug. 28, 1989.
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Section GV.34.001 ("CANDIDATE SUBJECT TO CODE") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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