Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Judges; appellate to be appointed.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/08 (S) Referred To Judiciary;Elections | |
| 2 | 02/05 (S) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | VRA\** See Text | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Majority |
Senate Committees:
Principal Author: Ross
Code Sections: A 023-0015-0973, A 023-0015-0975, A 023-0015-0977, A 009-0004-0005, A 023-0015-0197, A 023-0015-0849, RP 009-0004-0015, RP 023-0015-0607, RP 023-0015-0991, RP 023-0015-0993, RP 023-0015-0995
Title: AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT THE GOVERNOR SHALL FILL ANY VACANCY IN AN OFFICE OF THE SUPREME COURT OR THE COURT OF APPEALS BY APPOINTMENT; TO CREATE SECTION 9-3-4, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO SET THE TERM AND EXPIRATION OF OFFICES OF SUPREME COURT JUSTICES; TO AMEND SECTIONS 23-15-973, 23-15-975, 23-15-977, 9-4-5, 23-15-197 AND 23-15-849, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY TO THIS ACT; TO REPEAL SECTION 9-4-15, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES THAT ELECTION FOR THE OFFICE OF JUDGE OF THE COURT OF APPEALS SHALL BE HELD AT THE SAME TIME AS GENERAL ELECTIONS FOR CONGRESSIONAL OFFICES; TO REPEAL SECTION 23-15-607, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES FOR THE DETERMINATION OF THE ELECTION OF JUDGES OF THE SUPREME COURT AND COURT OF APPEALS; TO REPEAL SECTION 23-15-991, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES THAT THE TERM OF OFFICE OF JUSTICES OF THE SUPREME COURT SHALL BE EIGHT YEARS; TO REPEAL SECTION 23-15-993, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH SETS THE TERMS OF OFFICE FOR JUSTICES OF THE SUPREME COURT; TO REPEAL SECTION 23-15-995, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES THAT THE GENERAL ELECTION LAWS SHALL APPLY TO GOVERN THE ELECTION OF JUDGES OF THE SUPREME COURT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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