Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Chief Justice of the Supreme Court; rotate position among the senior judges from each district every two years.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/20 (S) Referred To Judiciary | |
| 2 | 02/04 (S) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | January 1, 2004 | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Majority |
Senate Committee:
Principal Author: Dawkins*
Code Section: A 009-0003-0011
Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 9-3-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT COMMENCING JANUARY 1, 2004, THE POSITION OF CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT SHALL BE ROTATED AMONG THE SENIOR JUDGES OF EACH SUPREME COURT DISTRICT; TO PROVIDE THAT A SENIOR JUDGE SHALL HOLD THE POSITION FOR TWO YEARS BEFORE THE POSITION IS ROTATED TO THE SENIOR JUDGE OF ANOTHER DISTRICT; TO PROVIDE THE ORDER IN WHICH THE POSITION SHALL BE ROTATED; TO PROVIDE THAT THE SENIOR JUDGES FROM THE SUPREME COURT DISTRICTS WHO ARE NOT SERVING AS CHIEF JUSTICE SHALL BE PRESIDING JUSTICES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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