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1995 SESSION

LD4753837
SENATE BILL NO. 665
Senate Amendments in [ ] -- February 3, 1995
A BILL to amend and reenact § 16.1-69.6:1 of the Code of Virginia, as it is currently effective, relating to number of district court judges.
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Patrons--Holland, E.M., Andrews, Chichester, Cross, Gartlan, Holland, R.J., Houck, Lucas, Quayle and Walker; Delegate: Almand
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Referred to the Committee for Courts of Justice
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 16.1-69.6:1 of the Code of Virginia, as it is currently effective, is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 16.1-69.6:1. (For effective date - See note) Number of judges.

For the several judicial districts there shall be full-time general district court judges and juvenile and domestic relations district court judges, the number as hereinafter set forth, who shall during their service reside within their respective districts, except as provided in § 16.1-69.16, and whose compensation and powers shall be the same as now and hereafter prescribed for general district court judges and juvenile and domestic relations district court judges.

[ The number of judges of the districts shall be as follows: ] 

                                                Juvenile and Domestic

                    General District Court        Relations District
                             Judges                   Court Judges
First                          3                          2 3
Second                         6                          5 6
Two-A                          1                          1
Third                          3                          2
Fourth                         6                          4
Fifth                          2 3                        2
Sixth                          3                          2
Seventh                        3                          3
Eighth                         3                          2
Ninth                          3                          2
Tenth                          3                          2
Eleventh                       2                          2
Twelfth                        4                          3
Thirteenth                     8                          4
Fourteenth                     4                          3
Fifteenth                      5                          4 5
Sixteenth                      4                          3
Seventeenth                    3                          2
Eighteenth                     2                          2
Nineteenth                    10                        [ 6 7 ]
Twentieth                      3                          2
Twenty-first                   2                          2
Twenty-second                  2                          3
Twenty-third                   5                          4
Twenty-fourth                  4                          4
Twenty-fifth                   5                          3

The general district court judges of the twenty-fifth district shall render assistance on a regular basis to the general district court judges of the twenty-sixth district by appropriate designation. 

Twenty-sixth                    4                         3

Twenty-seventh                  4                         3
Twenty-eighth                   2                         2
Twenty-ninth                    3                         2
Thirtieth                       2                         2
Thirty-first                    4                         4

The election or appointment of any district judge shall be subject to the provisions of § 16.1-69.9:3.

2. That the provisions of this act shall expire on July 1, 1996, if funds are provided pursuant to the provisions of clause 3 of Chapter 930 of the 1993 Acts of Assembly as amended by clause 2 of Chapter 564 of the 1994 Acts of Assembly .