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2008 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2894

Judges; create nominating committee for vacancies, appoint appellate.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary, Division A Committee on February 19, 2008. The 2008 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CREATE THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON JUDICIAL NOMINATIONS TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE GOVERNOR TO FILL JUDICIAL VACANCIES; TO PROVIDE FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE; TO PROVIDE FOR OFFICERS OF THE COMMITTEE; TO PROVIDE FOR SUBCOMMITTEES; TO SPECIFY THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE COMMITTEE AND ITS SUBCOMMITTEES; TO PRESCRIBE STANDARDS FOR NOMINEES; TO AMEND SECTION 25-41-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO EXEMPT THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON JUDICIAL NOMINATIONS AND ITS SUBCOMMITTEES FROM THE DEFINITION OF PUBLIC BODY; TO PROVIDE THAT VACANCIES IN THE OFFICE OF JUDGE OF THE SUPREME COURT AND COURT OF APPEALS SHALL BE FILLED BY APPOINTMENT OF THE GOVERNOR; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 9-3-4, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PLACE THE PROVISIONS CONCERNING THE TERMS AND SERVICE OF JUDGES OF THE SUPREME COURT IN THE SUPREME COURT CHAPTER OF THE MISSISSIPPI CODE AND TO PROVIDE THAT VACANCIES ARE FILLED BY APPOINTMENT OF THE GOVERNOR; TO AMEND SECTION 9-1-103, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM; TO AMEND SECTION 9-4-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT VACANCIES IN THE OFFICE OF JUDGE OF THE COURT OF APPEALS ARE FILLED BY APPOINTMENT OF THE GOVERNOR; TO REPEAL SECTION 9-4-15, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES THAT GENERAL ELECTIONS FOR THE OFFICE OF JUDGE OF THE COURT OF APPEALS SHALL BE HELD AT THE SAME TIME AS GENERAL ELECTIONS FOR CONGRESSIONAL OFFICES; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-197, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REPEAL THE TIMES FOR HOLDING ELECTIONS FOR APPELLATE JUDGES; TO AMEND SECTIONS 23-15-849, 23-15-975 AND 23-15-977, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM; TO REPEAL SECTION 23-15-991, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES FOR THE TERMS AND ELECTIONS OF SUPREME COURT JUSTICES; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-993, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM; TO REPEAL SECTION 23-15-995, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES THAT THE GENERAL ELECTION LAW APPLIES TO SUPREME COURT ELECTIONS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the Senate

Its course

February 4 to February 19, 2008, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action2 actions on 2 days

In the SenateFeb 4 to Feb 19 · stopped15 days

Judiciary, Division AFeb 4 to Feb 19 · stopped15 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the Senate Feb 4 – Feb 19

  1. Feb 4Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division A
  2. Feb 19Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Feb 4Referred To Judiciary, Division ASenate
  2. Feb 19Died In CommitteeSenate