Opinion No.

Honorable John B. Holmes, Jr. Harris County District Attorney 201 Fannin, Suite 200 Houston, Texas 77002

Re: Whether article 1813(a), V.T.C.S., providing for terms of less than six years for appellate judges is unconstitutional

Dear Mr. Holmes:

You have requested an opinion on the constitutionality of article 1813(a), V.T.C.S., with respect to the terms it establishes for court of appeals judges.

Article V, section 6 of the Texas Constitution as amended in 1981 pursuant to S.J.R. No. 36, section 5, Acts 1979, Sixty-sixth Legislature, at 3224, authorized the legislature to reorganize the courts of…