Vernon's Texas Rules Annotated - VTRA TX R EL PASO CTY LOC Part 2 PART 2. LOCAL ADMINISTRATION AND LOCAL ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE

(A) The Local Administrative Judge shall be selected by the majority of vote of members of the Council of Judges at the regular meeting for the month of March of each odd-number year and shall serve terms of two years. A separate policy on the election process shall be passed by the majority of the Council of Judges.

(B) The terms of office shall be from April 1 to March 31.

(C) The Local Administrative Judge will perform the duties as outlined in Texas Government Code Sec. 74.092 and Rules 9 and 10(d) of the Rules of Judicial Administration.

(D) The local administrative judge or a majority of the judges will call meetings of the judges at least once each month (generally the last Thursday of each month), and as needed. The local administrative judge shall preside over such meetings and in his/her absence the district or county presiding judge shall serve as temporary chair.

(E) In order to give effect to the El Paso Council of Judges' policy of maintaining the status quo of existing dockets upon the change of the presiding judge of any court, the local administrative judge, upon a majority vote of the Council of Judges, shall have the authority to transfer any one or any number of cases from any court to another court of equal jurisdiction randomly selected by the Council of Judges or by the Regional Administrative Judge.

(F) VEXATIOUS LITIGANTS