Opinion No.

Office of the Attorney General — State of Texas John Cornyn Ms. Alicia Key Administrative Director Office of Court Administration 205 West 14th Street, Suite 600 Austin, Texas 78711-2066

Re: Constitutionality of statute authorizing the Texas Commission on Human Rights to review the personnel policies and procedures of Texas state appellate courts for compliance with the Texas Human Rights Act (RQ-0538-JC)

Dear Ms. Key:

Your predecessor, as Administrative Director of the Office of Court Administration, "an agency of the state," Tex. Gov't Code Ann. § 72.011(a) (Vernon 1998), asked about the…