Sec. 76.0045. JUDICIAL RESPONSIBILITIES; IMMUNITY. (a) The responsibility of a judge described by Section 76.002 for personnel decisions is limited to the appointment of a department director and a fiscal officer. (b) The responsibility of a judge described by Section 76.002 for budgetary decisions is limited to: (1) appointment of a fiscal officer; and (2) review of the department's budget following the division's approval of the budget. (c) A judge described by Section 76.002 has judicial immunity in a suit arising from: (1) the performance of a duty described by Section 76.002 (a); or (2) the appointment of a department director or a fiscal officer or an act or failure to act by a department employee or by a department director or fiscal officer.
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