Sec. 79.014. APPOINTMENTS. (a) The governor shall appoint with the advice and consent of the senate seven members of the board as follows: (1) one member who is a district judge serving as a presiding judge of an administrative judicial region; (2) one member who is a judge of a constitutional county court or who is a county commissioner; (3) one member who is a practicing criminal defense attorney; (4) one member who is a chief public defender in this state; (5) one member who is a judge of a constitutional county court or who is a county commissioner of a county with a population of 250,000 or more; (6) one member who is either: (A) a director of a managed assigned counsel program in this state; or (B) a person who has a demonstrated expertise in indigent defense issues; and (7) one member who is a justice of the peace, municipal court judge, or appointed magistrate under Article 2A.151 , Code of Criminal Procedure, whose regular duties include presiding over hearings under Article 15.17 , Code of Criminal Procedure. (b) The board members serve staggered terms of two years, with three members' terms expiring February 1 of each odd-numbered year and four members' terms expiring February 1 of each even-numbered year. (c) In making appointments to the board, the governor shall attempt to reflect the geographic and demographic diversity of the state. (d) A person may not be appointed to the board if the person is required to register as a lobbyist under Chapter 305 because of the person's activities for compensation on behalf of a profession related to the operation of the commission or the council.
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