Bill Title: As introduced, changes composition of the judicial selection commission; makes all meetings and records of the commission open to the public; requires judicial applicants to submit to work and credit history checks and to submit to criminal record checks; requires that certain judges be elected by voters within the respective grand divisions of the state. - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 4; Title 16 and Title 17.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2010-01-27 - Withdrawn. [HB0601 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Senator Mike Bell [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-009	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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