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1997 SESSION

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HB 2577 Judicial Nominations Commission; created.

Introduced by: Raymond R. Guest, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Judicial Nominations Commission. Creates the Judicial Nominations Commission and circuit/district nominations committees to make nonbinding recommendations to the General Assembly for candidates for elections to judgeships. The 15 Commission members (11 lawyers; 4 nonlawyers) are to be elected by the General Assembly for terms of four years. The Commission appoints, subject to confirmation by the General Assembly, nine members to the local committees (six lawyers; three nonlawyers) who serve four-year terms.

FULL TEXT

• 01/20/97  House: Presented & ordered printed 978286256  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/20/97  House: Presented & ordered printed 978286256
• 01/20/97  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/23/97  House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 2
• 02/04/97  House: No action taken by Courts of Justice by voice vote