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1998 SESSION

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HB 964 Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission.

Introduced by: William P. Robinson, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission. Describes the content of the report to be received by the General Assembly on a judge who has been the subject of a complaint before the Commission to include the nature of the complaint, its current status, any remedial action taken, etc., and requires that the judge receive a copy. The bill also expands the reporting requirement to include all members of the House and Senate Committees for Courts of Justice and, upon request, any member of the General Assembly whose district encompasses the judge's circuit or district. Previously, the report was received only by the House and Senate Courts Committees and only upon request of the chairmen.

The bill also mandates that the Commission send to the Bar District Committee any evidence it receives relating to the private practice of law by any judge or substitute judge. This bill will not become effective unless a constitutional amendment passes which specifically allows for a confidentiality exception to the proceedings and documents of the Commission allowing the General Assembly to receive confidential information.

As introduced, the bill was a recommendation of the Joint Subcommittee Studying the Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission. See and compare SB 645.


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