West Virginia House Bill 4036 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on April 22 2010 - 100% progression
Action: 2010-06-11 - Effective Date

The purpose of this Bill is to establish the Judicial Vacancy Advisory Commission to assist the Governor in filling judicial vacancies. The Commission consists of eight appointed members who are appointed by the Governor to six-year terms, four of which are attorneys chosen from a list of names submitted by the Governing Board of the West Virginia State Bar and four of which are lay members. The Governor, the President of the West Virginia State Bar, and the Dean of the West Virginia University College of Law are ex officio members. The bill requires the commission to establish procedures for considering potential judicial appointees and requires the submission of a list of no more than five nor less than two names of best qualified persons to the Governor.

Establishing the Judicial Vacancy Advisory Commission

Del. Tim Armstead [R]

Del. Richard Thompson [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-06-11		Effective Date
2010-04-22		Chapter 77, Acts, 2010
2010-03-20		Approved by Governor 3/31/10 - Senate Journal
2010-03-20		Approved by Governor 3/31/10 - House Journal
2010-03-31		Approved by Governor 3/31/10
2010-03-20		To Governor 3/30/10 - Senate Journal
2010-03-20		To Governor 3/30/10 - House Journal
2010-03-30		To Governor 3/30/10
2010-03-13		House received Senate message
2010-03-13		Completed legislative action
2010-03-13		Communicated to House
2010-03-13		Passed Senate (Roll No. 28)
2010-03-13		Read 3rd time
2010-03-13		On 3rd reading
2010-03-12		Read 2nd time
2010-03-12		On 2nd reading
2010-03-11		Having been read 1st time, prior proceedings, 3/8/10
2010-03-11		Reported do pass
2010-03-08		On 2nd reading, To Finance
2010-03-08		Read 1st time
2010-03-08		On 1st reading
2010-03-08		Immediate consideration
2010-03-08		Reported do pass, but first to Finance
2010-02-25		To Judiciary
2010-02-25		To Judiciary then Finance
2010-02-25		Introduced in Senate
2010-02-24		Communicated to Senate
2010-02-24		Passed House (Roll No. 69)
2010-02-24		Read 3rd time
2010-02-24		On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
2010-02-23		Read 2nd time
2010-02-23		On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
2010-02-22		Read 1st time
2010-02-22		From House Calendar, 1st reading, placed on Special Calendar
2010-02-19		Do pass
2010-01-14		To House Judiciary
2010-01-14		Introduced in House
2010-01-14		To Judiciary
2010-01-14		Filed for introduction

SB223 (Same As) 2010-01-14 - To Judiciary

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
3	10	3a	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=4036&year=2010&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill