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2023 SESSION
SB 1256 Magistrates; appointment and supervision.
Introduced by: L. Louise Lucas | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Magistrates; appointment and supervision. Gives supervisory control over the magistrate system to the chief circuit court judge and the Committee on District Courts and abolishes magisterial regions. Under current law, the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia exercises such authority with a provision for consultation with the chief judges of the circuit courts in the region where the appointment is made.
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HISTORY
- 01/10/23 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23103049D
- 01/10/23 Senate: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
- 02/01/23 Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary with letter (10-Y 3-N)