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2009 SESSION
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 37.2-803 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 37.2-803. Special justices to perform duties of judge.
The chief judge of each judicial circuit may appoint one or
more special justices, for the purpose of performing the duties required of a
judge by this chapter, Chapter 11 (§ 37.2-1100 et seq.), and §§ 16.1-69.28,
16.1-335 through 16.1-348, 19.2-169.6, 19.2-174.1, 19.2-177.1, 19.2-182.9, 53.1-40.1,
53.1-40.2, and 53.1-40.9. Each special justice shall be a person licensed to
practice law in the Commonwealth or a retired or substitute judge in good
standing and shall have all the powers and jurisdiction conferred upon a judge.
The special justice shall serve under the supervision and at the pleasure of
the chief judge making the appointment of the judicial circuit
for a period of up to six years. The special justice may be reappointed and may
serve additional periods of up to six years, at the pleasure of the chief
judge. Within six months of appointment, each special justice appointed on or
after January 1, 1996, shall complete a minimum training program prescribed by
the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court. Special justices shall collect the
fees prescribed in this chapter for their service and shall retain those fees,
unless the governing body of the county or city in which the services are
performed provides for the payment of an annual salary for the services, in
which case the fees shall be collected and paid into the treasury of that
county or city.