Texas Government Code 402.024 – Defense of District Attorney or Grand Juror
(a) The attorney general shall defend a state district attorney in an action in a federal court if:
(1) the district attorney is a defendant because of the district attorney’s office;
(2) the cause of action accrued while the person filing the action was confined in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice;
(3) the district attorney requests the attorney general’s assistance in the defense; and
(4) there is no action pending against the district attorney in which the attorney general is required to represent the state.
(b) The attorney general shall defend a state grand juror who is a defendant in an action in any court if:
(1) the suit involves an act of the person while in the performance of duties as a grand juror; and
(2) the person requests the attorney general’s assistance in the defense.
Terms Used In Texas Government Code 402.024
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Juror: A person who is on the jury.
- Justice: when applied to a magistrate, means justice of the peace. See Texas Government Code 312.011
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005