Texas Government Code 33.023 – Physical or Mental Incapacity of Judge
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(a) In any investigation or proceeding that involves the physical or mental incapacity of a judge, the commission may order the judge to submit to a physical or mental examination by one or more qualified physicians or a mental examination by one or more qualified psychologists selected and paid for by the commission.
(b) The commission shall give the judge written notice of the examination not later than 10 days before the date of the examination. The notice must include the physician’s name and the date, time, and place of the examination.
Terms Used In Texas Government Code 33.023
- Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
- 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.
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
- Written: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) Each examining physician shall file a written report of the examination with the commission and the report shall be received as evidence without further formality. On request of the judge or the judge’s attorney, the commission shall give the judge a copy of the report. The physician’s oral or deposition testimony concerning the report may be required by the commission or by written demand of the judge.
(d) If a judge refuses to submit to a physical or mental examination ordered by the commission under this section, the commission may petition a district court for an order compelling the judge to submit to the physical or mental examination.