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1999 SESSION

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SB 1082 General Assembly; judicial nominations.

Introduced by: John S. Edwards | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

General Assembly; judicial nominations. Increases the responsibility of the Committees for Courts of Justice, the committees responsible for determining the qualification of justices and judges in the Commonwealth, in the selection process of persons elected to the Supreme Court of Virginia and Virginia Court of Appeals. In addition to qualifying candidates for these courts, the committees will be statutorily responsible for nominating qualified candidates for consideration by their respective house. The houses shall be required to consider the committee’s nominations first.


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