Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Trial court districts; create to allow better distribution of caseloads.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 02/23 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A | |
| 2 | 03/09 (S) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | VRA\July 1, 2004 | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Majority |
Senate Committee:
Principal Author: Tollison
Code Sections: A 011-0001-0056, A 009-0001-0105
Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 11-1-56, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CREATE CHANCERY AND CIRCUIT TRIAL COURT DISTRICTS TO ALLOW A BETTER DISTRIBUTION OF CASELOADS AND BETTER USE OF RESOURCES; TO GROUP THE JUDGES FROM THE 20 CHANCERY DISTRICTS AND 22 CIRCUIT DISTRICTS INTO 9 POOLS OF JUDGES TO SERVE IN DEFINED CONTIGUOUS DISTRICTS DESIGNATED AS TRIAL DISTRICTS; TO PROVIDE THAT THERE ARE AT LEAST 4 AVAILABLE JUDGES SERVING EACH TRIAL DISTRICT; TO AMEND SECTION 9-1-105, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO FACILITATE THE ASSIGNMENT OF SPECIAL JUDGES TO ACCOMMODATE EXTRAORDINARY CASELOADS IN PARTICULAR DISTRICTS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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