Tex. Gov't Code Section 2003.022
Chief Administrative Law Judge


(a)

The office is under the direction of a chief administrative law judge appointed by the governor for a two-year term that expires on May 15 of each even-numbered year. The chief administrative law judge is eligible for reappointment.

(b)

To be eligible for appointment as chief administrative law judge, an individual must:

(1)

be licensed to practice law in this state; and

(2)

for at least five years, have:

(A)

practiced administrative law;

(B)

conducted administrative hearings under Chapter 2001 (Administrative Procedure); or

(C)

engaged in a combination of the two activities listed in Paragraphs (A) and (B).

(c)

The chief administrative law judge may not engage in the practice of law while serving as chief administrative law judge. The chief administrative law judge serves in a full-time position.

(d)

The chief administrative law judge shall:

(1)

supervise the office;

(2)

protect and ensure the decisional independence of each administrative law judge;

(3)

adopt a code of conduct for administrative law judges that may be modeled on the Code of Judicial Conduct; and

(4)

monitor the quality of administrative hearings conducted by the office.

(e)

The appointment of the chief administrative law judge shall be made without regard to the race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin of the appointee.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 212, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 85, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1215, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 194 (S.B. 528), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.

Source: Section 2003.022 — Chief Administrative Law Judge, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.­2003.­htm#2003.­022 (accessed Mar. 23, 2024).

2003.001
Definitions
2003.021
Office
2003.022
Chief Administrative Law Judge
2003.023
Sunset Provision
2003.024
Interagency Contracts
2003.025
Required Information Regarding Anticipated Hourly Usage
2003.041
Employment of Administrative Law Judges
2003.042
Powers of Administrative Law Judge
2003.043
Temporary Administrative Law Judge
2003.044
Staff
2003.045
Oversight of Administrative Law Judges
2003.046
Central Hearings Panel
2003.047
Hearings for Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
2003.049
Utility Hearings
2003.050
Procedural Rules
2003.051
Role of Referring Agency
2003.052
Handling of Complaints
2003.053
Equal Employment Opportunity Policy
2003.055
Effective Use of Technology
2003.056
Alternative Dispute Resolution Policy
2003.057
Hearing Translator
2003.101
Tax Hearings
2003.103
Timeliness of Hearings
2003.104
Confidentiality of Tax Hearing Information
2003.108
Pending Case Status Review
2003.109
Rules
2003.0221
Removal of Chief Administrative Law Judge
2003.0225
Conflict of Interest
2003.0226
Information Regarding Requirements for Employment and Standards of Conduct
2003.0411
Senior and Master Administrative Law Judges
2003.0412
Ex Parte Consultations
2003.0421
Sanctions
2003.0451
Training
2003.901
Appeals from Appraisal Review Board Determinations
2003.902
Participating Offices and Remote Hearing Sites
2003.903
Rules
2003.904
Applicability to Real and Personal Property
2003.905
Education and Training of Administrative Law Judges
2003.906
Notice of Appeal to Office
2003.907
Contents of Notice of Appeal
2003.908
Notice to Property Owners
2003.909
Designation of Administrative Law Judge
2003.910
Scope of Appeal
2003.911
Representation of Parties
2003.912
Determination of Administrative Law Judge
2003.913
Payment of Taxes Pending Appeal
2003.914
Effect on Right to Judicial Appeal

Accessed:
Mar. 23, 2024

§ 2003.022’s source at texas​.gov