Bill Text: VA HB1852 | 2015 | Regular Session | Prefiled

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Bill Title: General district court judges; increases number in 21st Judicial District.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-02-10 - Left in Courts of Justice [HB1852 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2015-HB1852-Prefiled.html

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HOUSE BILL NO. 1852 Offered January 14, 2015 Prefiled January 13, 2015 A BILL to amend and reenact §16.1-69.6:1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to number of general district court judges; 21st Judicial District; Martinsville, and Henry and Patrick Counties. ---------- Patron-- Adams ---------- Committee Referral Pending ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That §16.1-69.6:1 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§16.1-69.6:1. Number of judges.

For the several judicial districts there shall be full-time general district court judges and juvenile and domestic relations district court judges, the maximum number as hereinafter set forth, who shall during their service reside within their respective districts, except as provided in § 16.1-69.16, and whose compensation and powers shall be the same as now and hereafter prescribed for general district court judges and juvenile and domestic relations district court judges.

The maximum number of judges of the districts shall be as follows:

                                                   Juvenile and Domestic
                          General District Court     Relations District
                                  Judges                Court Judges
  First                              4                       4
  Second                             7                       7
  Two-A                              1                       1
  Third                              2                       3
  Fourth                             6                       5
  Fifth                              2                       2
  Sixth                              4                       2
  Seventh                            4                       4
  Eighth                             3                       3
  Ninth                              3                       4
  Tenth                              3                       4
  Eleventh                           3                       3
  Twelfth                            5                       6
  Thirteenth                         6                       4
  Fourteenth                         5                       5
  Fifteenth                          8                      10
  Sixteenth                          4                       6
  Seventeenth                        3                       2
  Eighteenth                         2                       2
  Nineteenth                        11                       7
  Twentieth                          4                       3
  Twenty-first                       12                      2
  Twenty-second                      2                       4
  Twenty-third                       4                       5
  Twenty-fourth                      3                       6
  Twenty-fifth                       3                       5
  Twenty-sixth                       5                       7
  Twenty-seventh                     5                       5
  Twenty-eighth                      2                       3
  Twenty-ninth                       2                       3
  Thirtieth                          2                       2
  Thirty-first                       5                       5

The election or appointment of any district judge shall be subject to the provisions of §16.1-69.9:3.