Subject Judges, Justices, and Other Elective Officers | Current
| State | Bill | Summary/Title | Last Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| VA | SB870 | Criminal procedure; contempt appeal. Provides that a circuit judge shall, sitting without a jury, hear an appeal from a summary contempt judgment of the district court. [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0615) |
| VA | HB1435 | Judges; senior judge system for the circuit and district courts of Virginia; study. Allows the Office of the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia to contract with an independent entity such as the National Center for State Courts to s... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0413) |
| VA | HJR976 | General Assembly; Special Session. Applies to the Governor to call a special session for the purpose of considering the election of judges and other officials subject to election by the General Assembly. [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-23 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ976ER) |
| VA | SB740 | Mandatory judicial retirement. Increases the mandatory retirement age under the Judicial Retirement System from 70 years of age to 73 years of age. [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-18 |
| VA | HB2093 | Number of circuit court judges; Fifteenth Circuit. Creates an additional circuit court judgeship in the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit (City of Fredericksburg and Counties of Caroline, Essex, Hanover, King George, Lancaster, Northumberland, Richmond, Spo... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-18 Passed by indefinitely in Finance (9-Y 6-N) |
| VA | HB1338 | Appointment of judge by circuit court. Restricts the circuit courts from appointing to judicial office any person either house of the General Assembly failed to elect. [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-05 |
| VA | HB1542 | Courts; online case management system; removal of defendant's name. Allows circuit court judge to order a clerk to remove or obscure the name of a criminal defendant from the online case management system upon a showing by the Commonwealth of a legit... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-05 |
| VA | HB1911 | Judicial Council; law clerks; report. Directs Judicial Council to report on law clerks used by the appellate and circuit courts. [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-05 |
| VA | SB693 | Appointment of judge by circuit court. Restricts the circuit courts from appointing to judicial office any person either house of the General Assembly failed to elect. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-30 Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (8-Y 5-N 1-A) |
| VA | SB1058 | Judicial conferences; meetings. Restricts meetings of the mandatory judicial conferences to no more than once every other year. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-30 Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N) |
| VA | SJR292 | Constitutional amendment (first resolution); selection and qualification of judges; pro tempore appointment by Governor. Prohibits the Governor from appointing any person to judicial office after such person failed in either the House of Delegates or... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-29 Failed to report (defeated) in Privileges and Elections (6-Y 6-N 2-A) |
| VA | SR26 | Nominating persons to be elected to circuit court judgeships. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-16 Bill text as passed Senate (SR26ER) |
| VA | SR27 | Nominating persons to be elected to general district court judgeships. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-16 Bill text as passed Senate (SR27ER) |
| VA | SR28 | Nominating persons to be elected to juvenile and domestic relations district court judgeships. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-16 Bill text as passed Senate (SR28ER) |
| VA | HJR729 | Election of Circuit Court Judges, General District Court Judges, Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Judges, and the Auditor of Public Accounts. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-15 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ729ER) |
| VA | HR125 | Nominating persons to be elected to circuit court judgeships. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-15 Bill text as passed House (HR125ER) |
| VA | HR126 | Nominating persons to be elected to general district court judgeships. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-15 Bill text as passed House (HR126ER) |
| VA | HR127 | Nominating persons to be elected to juvenile and domestic relations district court judgeships. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-15 Bill text as passed House (HR127ER) |
| VA | SB762 | Mandatory judicial retirement. Increases the mandatory retirement age under the Judicial Retirement System from 70 years of age to 73 years of age. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-14 Incorporated by Courts of Justice |
| VA | SB784 | Number of judges; Henrico General District Court. Increases the number of general district court judges in Henrico County from four to five. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-14 Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N) |
| VA | HB274 | Number of circuit court judges; Fifteenth and Seventeenth Judicial Circuits. Increases the number of circuit court judges in the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit from eight to nine, and decreases the number of such judges in the Seventeeth Judicial Circui... [Detail][Text] | 2012-11-30 |
| VA | SJR69 | Study; Virginia State Crime Commission; mandatory retirement of judges; report. Directs the State Crime Commission to study mandatory retirement of judges. [Detail][Text] | 2012-11-30 |
