Texas Government Code 33.005 – Annual Report
(a) Not later than December 1 of each year, the commission shall submit to the legislature a report for the preceding fiscal year ending August 31. The report is required to be made in an electronic format only.
(b) The report must include:
(1) an explanation of the role of the commission;
(2) annual statistical information for the preceding fiscal year, including:
(A) the number of complaints received by the commission alleging judicial misconduct or disability;
(B) the number of complaints dismissed without commission action other than investigation because the evidence did not support the allegation or appearance of judicial misconduct or disability;
(C) the number of complaints dismissed without commission action other than investigation because the facts alleged did not constitute judicial misconduct or disability;
(D) the number of complaints dismissed without commission action other than investigation because the allegation or appearance of judicial misconduct or disability was determined to be unfounded or frivolous;
(E) the number of each type of judicial misconduct or disability that resulted in sanction or censure of a judge; and
(F) examples of improper judicial conduct;
(3) an explanation of the commission’s processes; and
(4) changes the commission considers necessary in its rules or the applicable statutes or constitutional provisions.
Terms Used In Texas Government Code 33.005
- Allegation: something that someone says happened.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- Year: means 12 consecutive months. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) The commission shall distribute the report to the governor, lieutenant governor, speaker of the house of representatives, and editor of the Texas Bar Journal.
(d) The legislature shall appropriate funds for the preparation and distribution of the report.
(e) The Texas Bar Journal shall periodically publish public statements, sanctions, and orders of additional education issued by the commission.