Judge; nomination for election to Supreme Court of Virginia. (SR42)

Introduced By

Sen. Mark Obenshain (R-Harrisonburg)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate

Description

Nominating a person to be elected as a justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia. Read the Bill »

Status

03/08/2016: Passed the Senate

History

DateAction
02/09/2016Presented and ordered printed 16104761D
02/09/2016Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
02/09/2016Reported from Courts of Justice (9-Y 6-N) (see vote tally)
02/09/2016Read first time
02/10/2016Read second time
02/10/2016Motion to recommit to committee agreed to
02/10/2016Recommitted to Courts of Justice
03/04/2016Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (8-Y 5-N) (see vote tally)
03/04/2016Read second time
03/04/2016Reading of amendment waived
03/04/2016Committee amendment agreed to
03/04/2016Engrossed by Senate as amended SR42E
03/04/2016Printed as engrossed 16104761D-E
03/07/2016Passed by for the day
03/08/2016Passed by temporarily
03/08/2016Read third time
03/08/2016Agreed to by Senate (20-Y 18-N 1-A) (see vote tally)
03/08/2016Election by Senate (20-Y 0-N 1-A) (see vote tally)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 4 clips in all, totaling 4 minutes.

Transcript

This is a transcript of the video clips in which this bill is discussed.

2016. REGULAR CALENDAR, SENATE RESOLUTIONS ON SECOND READING. SENATE RESOLUTION 42, NOMINATING A PERSON TO BE LEXED AS A JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT OF VIRGINIA. AND IT REPORTED FROM THE COMMITTEE FOR COURTS OF JUSTICE WITH AMENDMENT. THE SENATOR FROM ROCKINGHAM, SENATOR OBENSHAIN.

Sen. Mark Obenshain (R-Harrisonburg): MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVE THAT THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENT BE AGREED TO.

[Unknown]: THANK YOU, SENATOR. THE QUESTION IS SHALL THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENT BE AGREED TO. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION WILL SAY AYE, THOSE OPPOSED NO. THE AYES HAVE IT. THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENT IS AGREED TO. THE SENATOR FROM ROCKINGHAM.

Sen. Mark Obenshain (R-Harrisonburg): MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVE THAT THE RESOLUTION BE ENGROSSED AND ADVANCED TO ITS THIRD CONSTITUTIONAL READING.

[Unknown]: THE QUESTION IS, SHALL THE RESOLUTION BE ENGROSSED AND ADVANCED TO ITS THIRD READING ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION WILL SAY AYE, THOSE OPPOSED NO. THE AYES HAVE IT. THE RESOLUTION IS ENGROSSED AND ADVANCED TO ITS THIRD READING. SENATE RESOLUTION 43, NOMINATING A PERSON TO BE ELECTED TO THE COURT OF APPEALS OF VIRGINIA.
MR. PRESIDENT, COULD YOU ASK THE MEMBERS A SHOW OF HANDS IF ANYBODY HAS A COMMENDING OR MEMORIAL RESOLUTION THAT IS GOING TO BE FILED TODAY SO THE CLERK'S OFFICE COULD GET THAT TODAY. AT 5:00 IS YOUR DEADLINE.
[ GAVEL BANGING ] >> THE SENATE WILL COME TO ORDER. THE TIME FOR THE JOINT ORDER FOR CERTAIN JUDICIAL ELECTIONS HAS ARRIVED AND THE SENATE ON ITS PART IS READY TO PROCEED WITH THE EXECUTION OF HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NUMBER 424. NOMINATIONS ARE NOW IN ORDER FOR A JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT OF VIRGINIA.

Sen. Mark Obenshain (R-Harrisonburg): SENATE RESOLUTION 42, NOMINATION FOR ELECTION TO THE SUPREME COURT OF VIRGINIA.

[Unknown]: THE SENATOR FROM ROCKINGHAM, SENATOR OBENSHAIN.

Sen. Mark Obenshain (R-Harrisonburg): I MOVE THAT THE RESOLUTION BE AGREED TO AND SPEAKING TO THAT, MR. PRESIDENT.

[Unknown]: THE SENATOR HAS THE FLOOR.

Sen. Mark Obenshain (R-Harrisonburg): MEMBER OF THE SENATE, THIS IS THE JOINT RESOLUTION PLACING INTO NOMINATION OR THE SENATE RESOLUTION PLACING INTO NOMINATION FOR THE OFFICE OF JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT OF VIRGINIA COURT OF APPEALS JUDGE ALSTON. MR. PRESIDENT, I THINK THAT ALL OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SENATE ARE FAMILIAR WITH JUDGE ALSTON, HIS EXCEPTIONAL QUALIFICATIONS. IT WOULD BE MY HOPE THAT THE BODY WOULD ELECT JUDGE ALSTON TO THE SUPREME COURT OF VIRGINIA.

[Unknown]: THANK YOU, SENATOR. THE QUESTION IS SHALL THE RESOLUTION BE AGREED TO. ALL IN FAVOR OF AGREEING TO THE RESOLUTION WILL SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED NO. THE NOS HAVE IT. THE RESOLUTION IS NOT AGREED TO. SEEING EIGHT HANDS, THERE WILL BE A RECORDED VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR OF AGREEING TO THE RESOLUTION WILL RECORD THEIR VOTES AYE, THOSE OPPOSED NO. ARE THE SENATORS READY TO VOTE? HAVE ALL THE SENATORS VOTED? DO ANY SENATORS DESIRE TO CHANGE THEIR VOTE? THE CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL.

Duplicate Bills

The following bills are identical to this one: HR188, SR65, HR213 and HR242.