Tex. Gov't Code Section 74.051
Compensation

(a)

In addition to all other compensation, expenses, and perquisites authorized by law, including this chapter, a presiding judge shall receive compensation as provided by this section for performing the duties of a presiding judge.

(b)

Except as provided by Subsection (c), a presiding judge shall receive a salary in an amount not to exceed 30 percent of the state base salary paid to a district judge as set by the General Appropriations Act in accordance with Section 659.012 (Judicial Salaries)(a). The Texas Judicial Council shall set the salary biennially and, in arriving at the amount of the salary, shall consider whether the presiding judge is active in administrative duties, performs part time, or is a retired judge. The salary set by the Texas Judicial Council shall be apportioned to each county in the region according to the population of the counties in the region and shall be paid through the county budget process.

(c)

A presiding judge who is a retired or former district judge or a retired appellate judge and who presides over an administrative region with 30 or more district courts, statutory county courts, and retired and former judges named on the list maintained under Section 74.055 (List of Retired and Former Judges Subject to Assignment) for the administrative region is entitled to an annual salary for each fiscal year in an amount equal to:
Number of Courts and Judges Salary
30 to 49 30 percent of the state base salary paid to a district judge as set by the General Appropriations Act in accordance with Section 659.012 (Judicial Salaries)(a)
50 to 69 35 percent of the state base salary paid to a district judge as set by the General Appropriations Act in accordance with Section 659.012 (Judicial Salaries)(a)
70 to 89 40 percent of the state base salary paid to a district judge as set by the General Appropriations Act in accordance with Section 659.012 (Judicial Salaries)(a)
90 or more 45 percent of the state base salary paid to a district judge as set by the General Appropriations Act in accordance with Section 659.012 (Judicial Salaries)(a)

(d)

The salary shall be apportioned to each county in the region according to the population of the counties comprising the region.

(e)

Each county comprising the administrative region shall pay annually to the presiding judge, out of the officers’ salary fund or the general fund of the county, the amount of the salary apportioned to it as provided by this section and the other expenses authorized by this chapter that are not paid by state appropriations. The presiding judge shall place each county’s payment of salary and other expenses in an administrative fund, from which the salary and other expenses shall be paid. The salary shall be paid from the administrative fund in 12 equal monthly payments.
Renumbered from Sec. 74.018 and amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 674, Sec. 2.04, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 656, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 294, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 258 (H.B. 1686), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1121 (H.B. 2384), Sec. 14, eff. September 1, 2019.

Source: Section 74.051 — Compensation, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.­74.­htm#74.­051 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

74.001
Meetings 74.003
Assignment of Justices and Judges for Appellate Courts 74.004
Supervision of Office of Court Administration 74.005
Appointment of Presiding Judges of Administrative Judicial Regions 74.006
Supreme Court Duties 74.007
Committees 74.021
Supervisory and Administrative Control 74.022
Changes in Number of Courts 74.023
Director of Office of Court Administration 74.024
Rules 74.025
Education Programs 74.041
Definitions 74.042
Administrative Regions 74.043
Facilities 74.044
Term of Presiding Judge 74.045
Qualifications of Presiding Judge 74.046
Duties of Presiding Judge 74.047
Authority of Presiding Judge 74.048
Council of Judges 74.049
Performance of Duties by Chief Justice 74.050
Support Staff 74.051
Compensation 74.052
Assignment of Judges 74.053
Objection to Judge Assigned to a Trial Court 74.054
Judges Subject to Assignment 74.055
List of Retired and Former Judges Subject to Assignment 74.056
Assignment by Presiding Judge 74.057
Assignment by Chief Justice 74.058
Duty to Serve When Assigned 74.059
Powers and Duties 74.060
Limitation on Assignment 74.061
Compensation While Assigned 74.062
Expenses at Meetings 74.091
Local Administrative District Judge 74.092
Duties of Local Administrative Judge 74.093
Rules of Administration 74.094
Hearing Cases 74.096
Terms of Court 74.097
Local Administrative District Judge for Blanco, Burnet, Llano, and San Saba Counties 74.101
Court Coordinators 74.102
Duties 74.103
Staff 74.104
Compensation 74.105
Other Law 74.106
Continuing Education 74.121
Transfer of Cases 74.141
Defense of Judges 74.161
Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation 74.162
Transfer of Cases by Panel 74.163
Operation 74.164
Authority to Preside 74.201
Staff 74.251
Applicability of Subchapter 74.252
Rules to Guide Determination of Whether Case Requires Additional Resources 74.253
Judicial Determination 74.254
Judicial Committee for Additional Resources 74.255
Cost of Additional Resources 74.256
No Stay or Continuance Pending Determination 74.257
Appellate Review 74.0551
Certification of Willingness Not to Appear and Plead as an Attorney 74.0911
Local Administrative Statutory County Court Judge 74.0971
Local Administrative District Judge for Coryell County 74.1625
Prohibited Transfer of Cases
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Jun. 5, 2024

§ 74.051’s source at texas​.gov