HJ554: Judges; election in Ct. of Appeals, circuit, district, & juvenile & dom. relations district courts.

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 554
Offered March 10, 2006
Election of Court of Appeals Judges, Circuit Court Judges, General District Court Judges, and Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Judges.
Patron-- McQuigg

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly, in accordance with the provisions of House Joint Resolution No. 113, shall proceed this day at the conclusion of each house’s morning hour

To the election of Court of Appeals judges for a term of eight years commencing as follows:

One judge, term commencing April 16, 2006.

One judge, term commencing March 16, 2006.

To the election of Circuit Court judges for a term of eight years commencing as follows:

One judge for the Third Judicial Circuit, term commencing July 1, 2006.

One judge for the Fourth Judicial Circuit, term commencing May 1, 2006.

One judge for the Twenty-seventh Judicial Circuit, term commencing April 1, 2006.

To the election of General District Court judges for a term of six years commencing as follows:

One judge for the Fourth Judicial District, term commencing May 1, 2006.

One judge for the Seventh Judicial District, term commencing July 1, 2006.

One judge for the Twentieth Judicial District, term commencing July 1, 2006.

One judge for the Twenty-seventh Judicial District, term commencing July 1, 2006.

One judge for the Twenty-seventh Judicial District, term commencing April 1, 2006.

To the election of Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court judges for a term of six years commencing as follows:

One judge for Judicial District 2-A, term commencing July 1, 2006.

One judge for the Fifth Judicial District, term commencing May 1, 2006.

One judge for the Seventh Judicial District, term commencing July 1, 2006.

One judge for the Thirteenth Judicial District, term commencing May 16, 2006.

One judge for the Fourteenth Judicial District, term commencing July 1, 2006.

One judge for the Fourteenth Judicial District, term commencing July 1, 2006.

One judge for the Twenty-sixth Judicial District, term commencing July 1, 2006.

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 four, 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.