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1998 SESSION

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HB 744 Local judicial nominations committees.

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

SUMMARY:

Local judicial nominations committees. Establishes a judicial nominations committee in each circuit, composed of citizens and lawyers appointed by majority vote of the members of the General Assembly who represent any portion of the circuit. The committees are to investigate candidates (including incumbent judges) for circuit and district court vacancies, and submit reports and up to three nominations per vacancy to the General Assembly.

The bill includes a table indicating the number of citizens and the number of lawyers to be on each circuit's committee. After the staggered terms for the initial appointments, the terms of the committee members will be four years.

FULL TEXT

• 01/23/98  House: Presented & ordered printed 984317152  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/23/98  House: Presented & ordered printed 984317152
• 01/23/98  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/02/98  House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 2
• 02/16/98  House: Continued to 1999 in Courts of Justice (24-Y 0-N)