Section 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) approval of the department's 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.Tex. Gov't. Code § 76.0045
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 255, Sec. 4, eff. 5/30/2005.