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2000 SESSION

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SB 341 Judicial Nominations Commission; created.

Introduced by: William T. Bolling | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Judicial Nominations Commission; local judicial nominations committees. Creates the Judicial Nominations Commission to recommend candidates for election to the appellate courts of the Commonwealth. The 15-member Commission is composed of members appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates, the Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections and the Governor. Recommendations by the Commission are advisory only and not binding on the General Assembly. The bill also creates a local judicial nominations committee for each circuit comprised of citizens appointed by members of the General Assembly from that circuit. The committees are to make nonbinding recommendations to the General Assembly as to persons to be elected to vacant judgeships.

FULL TEXT

• 01/19/00  Senate: Presented & ordered printed 002093404  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/19/00  Senate: Presented & ordered printed 002093404
• 01/19/00  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/13/00  Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (13-Y 2-N)