Judges; election in circuit court, general district court, and juvenile & domestic rel. district ct.
This legislative resolution directs the General Assembly to hold special elections for several judicial positions, including circuit court and general district court judges in the Fifteenth and Twenty-fifth Judicial Circuits, as well as a juvenile and domestic relations court judge in the Fifteenth Judicial District. The bill specifies that these judges will serve terms of either six or eight years, with start dates ranging from June 2024 to November 2024. To manage the voting process, the resolution establishes a joint committee of three members from both legislative houses to count the votes and report the results to the respective chambers.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2024
Committee Review
House of Delegates Passage
May 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced May 13, 2024
Last action May 13, 2024
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House of Delegates. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
1
Committee
0
May 13, 2024
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ6002ER)
lower
May 13, 2024
Introduced
Presented, ordered printed 24200131D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Michelle Maldonado
DDemocratic
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