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1997 SESSION

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HB 456 Judicial Nominations Commission.

Introduced by: Whittington W. Clement | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Judicial Nominations Commission. Creates a 15-member Judicial Nominations Commission, composed of lawyers from each congressional district and four citizens from the state at large, each to be elected to a four-year term by the General Assembly. The Commission will assist the General Assembly in making its determinations on judicial elections. The Commission is to submit to the General Assembly a confidential report and the names of no more than three persons for each vacancy on any court.

The Division of Legislative Services will provide staff for the Commission.

FULL TEXT

• 01/17/96  House: Presented & ordered printed 963060152  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/17/96  House: Presented & ordered printed 963060152
• 01/17/96  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/22/96  House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 2
• 02/11/96  House: Continued to 1997 in Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
• 12/20/96  House: No action taken by Courts of Justice by voice vote