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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 172 Offered February 7, 2008 Election of a Supreme Court of Virginia Justice and a Court of Appeals of Virginia Judge. ---------- Patron-- Marsh ---------- Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice ----------

RESOLVED by the Senate, the House of Delegates concurring, That the General Assembly shall proceed this day at 1:00 p.m.

To the election of a Supreme Court of Virginia justice for a term of twelve years commencing February 1, 2008.

To the election of a Court of Appeals of Virginia judge for a term of eight years commencing February 1, 2008.

And that in the execution of the joint order nominations shall be made in the order herein named, and that each house shall be notified of said nominations, and when the rolls shall be called for the whole number, the presiding officers of each house shall appoint a committee of four, which together shall constitute the joint committee to count the vote of each house in each case and report the results to their respective houses.  The joint order may be suspended by the presiding officer of either house at any time but for no longer than twenty-four hours to receive the report of the joint committee.