Bill Text: VA HJR427 | 2024 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Judges; election in circuit court, general district court, etc.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2024-03-07 - Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ427ER) [HJR427 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2024-HJR427-Introduced.html
RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly shall proceed today
To the election of Court of Appeals of Virginia judges for terms of eight years commencing as follows:
One judge, term commencing March 16, 2024.
One judge, term commencing January 1, 2025.
To the election of Circuit Court judges for terms of eight years commencing as follows:
One judge for the First Judicial Circuit, term commencing July 1, 2024.
One judge for the Second Judicial Circuit, term commencing May 1, 2024.
One judge for the Second Judicial Circuit, term commencing April 1, 2024.
One judge for the Second Judicial Circuit, term commencing April 1, 2024.
One judge for the Fifth Judicial Circuit, term commencing July 1, 2024.
One judge for the Fifth Judicial Circuit, term commencing October 1, 2024.
One judge for the Ninth Judicial Circuit, term commencing July 1, 2024.
One judge for the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit, term commencing July 1, 2024.
One judge for the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit, term commencing March 16, 2024.
One judge for the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit, term commencing January 1, 2025.
One judge for the Twenty-second Judicial Circuit, term commencing May 1, 2024.
One judge for the Twenty-third Judicial Circuit, term commencing July 1, 2024.
One judge for the Twenty-sixth Judicial Circuit, term commencing August 1, 2024.
One judge for the Twenty-ninth Judicial Circuit, term commencing July 1, 2024.
To the election of General District Court judges for terms of six years commencing as follows:
One judge for the Second Judicial District, term commencing May 1, 2024.
One judge for the Third Judicial District, term commencing October 1, 2024.
One judge for the Fourth Judicial District, term commencing May 16, 2024.
One judge for the Fifth Judicial District, term commencing July 1, 2024.
One judge for the Sixth Judicial District, term commencing May 1, 2024.
One judge for the Eighth Judicial District, term commencing July 1, 2024.
One judge for the Ninth Judicial District, term commencing July 1, 2024.
One judge for the Twelfth Judicial District, term commencing March 16, 2024.
One judge for the Thirteenth Judicial District, term commencing July 1, 2024.
One judge for the Twentieth Judicial District, term commencing July 1, 2024.
One judge for the Twenty-second Judicial District, term commencing May 1, 2024.
One judge for the Twenty-sixth Judicial District, term commencing August 1, 2024.
To the election of Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court judges for terms of six years commencing as follows:
One judge for the First Judicial District, term commencing July 1, 2024.
One judge for the Third Judicial District, term commencing April 16, 2024.
One judge for the Sixteenth Judicial District, term commencing July 1, 2024.
One judge for the Twentieth Judicial District, term commencing July 1, 2024.
One judge for the Twentieth Judicial District, term commencing April 1, 2024.
One judge for the Twenty-second Judicial District, term commencing May 1, 2024.
One judge for the Twenty-third Judicial District, term commencing July 1, 2024.
One judge for the Twenty-fifth Judicial District, term commencing July 1, 2024.
One judge for the Twenty-seventh Judicial District, term commencing July 1, 2024.
One judge for the Twenty-seventh Judicial District, term commencing June 1, 2024.
One judge for the Thirty-first Judicial District, term commencing July 1, 2024.
To the election of a member of the Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission for an unexpired term ending June 30, 2027.
And that in the execution of the joint order nominations shall be made in the order herein named, and that each house shall be notified of said nominations, and when the rolls shall be called for the whole number, the presiding officers of each house shall appoint a committee of three, which together shall constitute the joint committee to count the vote of each house in each case and report the results to their respective houses. The joint order may be suspended by the presiding officer of either house at any time but for no longer than twenty-four hours to receive the report of the joint committee.
RESOLVED FURTHER, that the election of (i) one judge for the First Judicial Circuit, (ii) one judge for the Ninth Judicial Circuit, (iii) one judge for the Ninth Judicial General District Court, (iv) one judge for the First Judicial District Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court, (v) one judge for the Twentieth Judicial District Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court with a term commencing July 1, 2024, and (vi) one judge for the Thirty-First Judicial District Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court, shall not be effective until the enactment of Senate Bill No. 710, 2024 Session, as agreed to and adopted by the General Assembly.