Mississippi House Bill 471 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 1 2011 - 100% progression
Action: 2011-02-01 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Sections 9-4-5, 23-15-197, 23-15-849, 23-15-973, 23-15-975, 23-15-977, 23-15-991 And 23-15-993, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Judges Of The Supreme Court And Court Of Appeals Shall Be Appointed With The Advice And Consent Of The Senate At The End Of The Current Terms And Every Eight Years Thereafter; To Provide An Election At The End Of A Term To Determine If An Incumbent Judge Shall Be Retained Or Removed And A Successor Appointed; To Repeal Section 9-4-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For The Time For Electing Judges Of The Court Of Appeals; To Repeal Section 23-15-995, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For The Applicability Of Election Laws To The Election Of Judges Of The Supreme Court; And For Related Purposes.

Appellate judges; provide for appointed judges of Supreme Court and Court of Appeals.

Rep. Greg Snowden [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-02-01		Died In Committee
2011-01-10		Referred To Judiciary A;Apportionment and Elections

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2011/pdf/history/HB/HB0471.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2011/html/HB/0400-0499/HB0471IN.htm