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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 769 Offered February 20, 1997 Election of a Supreme Court of Virginia Justice, Circuit Court Judges, General District Court Judges, Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Judges, members of the Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission, and a member of the Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission. ---------- Patron-- Almand ----------

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That in accordance with the provisions of Rule 13 of House Joint Resolution No. 391, the General Assembly shall commence at the conclusion of the morning hour in each house on Friday, February 21, 1997;

To the election of a Supreme Court of Virginia Justice for a term of twelve years commencing July 1, 1997.

To the election of Circuit Court judges for a term of eight years commencing as follows:

One judge for the First Judicial Circuit, term commencing July 1, 1997.

One judge for the Ninth Judicial Circuit, term commencing March 16, 1997.

One judge for the Twenty-third Judicial Circuit, term commencing April 1, 1997.

One judge for the Twenty-six Judicial Circuit, term commencing August 1, 1997.

One judge for the Thirtieth Judicial Circuit, term commencing July 1, 1997.

To the election of General District Court judges for a term of six years commencing as follows:

One judge for the First Judicial District, term commencing July 1, 1997.

One judge for the First Judicial District, term commencing July 1, 1997.

One judge for the Second Judicial District, term commencing April 1, 1997.

One judge for the Third Judicial District, term commencing April 1, 1997.

One judge for the Seventeenth Judicial District, term commencing March 1, 1997.

One judge for the Thirtieth Judicial District, term commencing March 1, 1997.

To the election of Juvenile Domestic Relations District Court judges for a term of six years commencing as follows:

One judge for the Tenth Judicial District, term commencing July 1, 1997.

One judge for the Fifteenth Judicial District, term commencing March 1, 1997.

One judge for the Twenty-seventh Judicial District, term commencing May 1, 1997.

One judge for the Thirtieth Judicial District, term commencing February 1, 1997.

One judge for the Thirty-first Judicial District, term commencing July 1, 1997.

To the election of members of the Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission for terms of four years commencing as follows:

One member, term commencing July 1, 1997.

One member, term commencing July 1, 1997.

To the election of a member of the Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission for an unexpired term commencing as follows:

One member, term commencing July 1, 1997, and ending January 31, 1998

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 three, 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 house to receive the report of the joint committee.