Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Judges; revise method of selecting appellate judges.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/15 (H) Referred To Judiciary A;Fees and Salaries of Public Officers | |
| 2 | 01/30 (H) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | ||
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Three/Fifths |
House Committees:
Principal Author: Guice
Code Sections: A 009-0004-0005, A 023-0015-0975, A 023-0015-0977, A 023-0015-0849, A 023-0015-0991, A 023-0015-0993, A 025-0003-0035, RP 009-0004-0015, RP 023-0015-0995
Title: AN ACT TO CREATE THE JUDICIAL APPOINTMENT AND JUDICIAL CONFIRMATION COMMITTEES TO APPOINT JUDGES OF THE SUPREME COURT AND THE COURT OF APPEALS; TO PROVIDE THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMITTEES; TO PROVIDE THE PROCEDURE FOR APPOINTING AND CONFIRMING SUCH JUDGES; TO PROVIDE FOR QUALIFICATIONS FOR SUCH JUDGES; TO PROVIDE FOR THE TERMS OF SUCH JUDGES; TO PROVIDE FOR A NO CONFIDENCE LEGISLATIVE MEASURE FOR REMOVAL OF A JUDGE; TO AMEND SECTIONS 9-4-5, 23-15-975, 23-15-977, 23-15-849, 23-15-991 AND 23-15-993, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; TO AMEND SECTION 25-3-35, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE SALARIES OF JUDGES OF THE SUPREME COURT AND THE COURT OF APPEALS; TO REPEAL SECTION 9-4-15, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES FOR THE TIME FOR ELECTING JUDGES OF THE COURT OF APPEALS; TO REPEAL SECTION 23-15-995, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES FOR THE APPLICABILITY OF ELECTION LAWS TO THE ELECTION OF JUDGES OF THE SUPREME COURT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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