Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission; increases membership, training requirements, report. [HB-556]
Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission; membership; training requirements; Commission staff; JLARC study; report. Increases the membership of the Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission (the Commission) from seven to nine members and reduces from 15 to 10 years the legal practice requirement of any member of the Commission. The bill further provides for staggered terms of the members of the Commission. The bill requires that members of the Commission complete a certain amount of education on judicial misconduct and correcting implicit bias. The bill
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HB-556: Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission; increases membership, training requirements, report.
Sponsored by: Rep. Patrick Hope
Left In Rules on 11/18/2024
Abolition of juvenile fines and fees; criminal offenses. [HB-1263]
Abolition of juvenile fines and fees; criminal offenses. Abolishes court costs, fines, and fees assessed to a juvenile or his parent or other persons responsible for his care in circuit court and juvenile and domestic relations district court related to prosecutions of criminal offenses.
HB-1263: Abolition of juvenile fines and fees; criminal offenses.
Sponsored by: Rep. Elizabeth Bennett-Parker
Left In Finance And Appropriations on 11/19/2024
Abolition of juvenile fines and fees; criminal offenses. [SB-481]
Abolition of juvenile fines and fees; criminal offenses. Abolishes court costs, fines, and fees assessed to a juvenile or his parent or other persons responsible for his care in circuit court and juvenile and domestic relations district court related to prosecutions of criminal offenses.
SB-481: Abolition of juvenile fines and fees; criminal offenses.
Sponsored by: Sen. Lashrecse Aird
Left In Finance And Appropriations on 11/19/2024
Judges; election in circuit court, general district court, etc. [HJR-427]
Election of Court of Appeals of Virginia Judges, Circuit Court Election of Court of Appeals of Virginia Judges, Circuit Court Judges, General District Court Judges, Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Judges, and a member of the Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission.
HJR-427: Judges; election in circuit court, general district court, etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Michelle Lopes-Maldonado
Taken Up For Immediate Consideration on 03/07/2024
Judges; election in Court of Appeals of Virginia, circuit court, etc. [HJR-99]
Election of a Court of Appeals of Virginia Judge, Circuit Election of a Court of Appeals of Virginia Judge, Circuit Court Judges, General District Court Judges, Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Judges, a member of the Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission, members of the State Corporation Commission, and a member of the Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission.
HJR-99: Judges; election in Court of Appeals of Virginia, circuit court, etc.
Drug Treatment Court Act; renames the Act as the Recovery Court Act. [SB-725]
Drug Treatment Court Act; name change. Renames the Drug Treatment Court Act as the Recovery Court Act. The bill also directs the Supreme Court of Virginia to rename the state Drug Treatment Court Advisory Committee as the Recovery Court Advisory Committee.
SB-725: Drug Treatment Court Act; renames the Act as the Recovery Court Act.
Sponsored by: Sen. Todd Pillion
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0130) on 03/20/2024
Clerks' offices; days of operation, clerks' authority to close office. [SB-736]
Days of operation of clerks' offices; clerks' authority to close office. Allows the clerk of the circuit court of any county or city to close the clerk's office on (i) Christmas Eve; (ii) any day or portion of a day that the Governor declares as a holiday for state employees; and (iii) any day or portion of a day on which the Governor, Supreme Court, or Judicial Council authorizes state offices to be closed. Under current law, the clerk may only close the clerk's office once a judge authorizes such clerk to do so in these circumstances.
SB-736: Clerks' offices; days of operation, clerks' authority to close office.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ryan McDougle
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0521) on 04/04/2024