Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Supreme Court; provide for appointed judges.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/26 (H) Referred To Judiciary A;Apportionment and Elections | |
| 2 | 03/09 (H) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | VRA\** See Text | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Three/Fifths |
House Committees:
Principal Author: Carlton
Code Sections: A 023-0015-0197, A 023-0015-0973, A 023-0015-0975, A 023-0015-0977, A 023-0015-0991, A 023-0015-0993, RP 023-0015-0995
Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 23-15-197, 23-15-973, 23-15-975, 23-15-977, 23-15-991 AND 23-15-993, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT JUDGES OF THE SUPREME COURT SHALL BE APPOINTED AT THE END OF THE CURRENT TERMS AND EVERY EIGHT YEARS THEREAFTER; TO CREATE THE NONPARTISAN MULTI-DISCIPLINARY NOMINATING COMMISSION WHO SHALL SCREEN NOMINEES FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE SUPREME COURT; TO PROVIDE AN ELECTION TO DETERMINE IF AN INCUMBENT JUDGE IS TO BE RETAINED OR REMOVED AND A SUCCESSOR APPOINTED; 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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