JOINT RESOLUTION · 1999–00 SESSION
SJR 8203: Judges/bar admission
Amending the Constitution to establish bar admission requirements for judges.
Summary
- The state Constitution is amended to require that attorneys must have been admitted to the practice of law for a specified number of years prior to holding judicial office. An attorney must be admitted to the practice of law for at least ten years to run for a position on the Supreme Court, seven years to run for a position on the Court of Appeals, and five years to run for a position on the superior court.
From the Senate Bill Report (SJR 8203), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedJan 18, 1999
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- Sent to voters
- Prime sponsor
- Tracey Eide (D-30)
- Introduced
- January 18, 1999 in the Senate
- Last action
- January 10, 2000
- Requested by
- Other
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Tracey Eide (D-30)
3 co-sponsors (3 Democrats, 0 Republicans)
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
History
The Legislature's online data doesn't include step-by-step history for sessions before 2001. Its final status is shown above, and the official bill page may have more.
SJR 8203 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
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- SJR 8203 (2021–22) Term limits
- SJR 8203 (2019–20) Legislative session/holidays
- SJR 8203 (2017–18) Schools/sectarian control
- SJR 8203 (2015–16) Prop tx valuation base years
- SJR 8203 (2013–14) Searches of students
- SJR 8203 (2011–12) Public officials' salaries