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BILL · 2013–14 SESSION

HB 1386: Superior court judges

Requiring a superior court judge to be a qualified voter in a county served by the superior court he or she is elected or appointed to.

Summary

  • Prohibits a person from being elected or appointed to the office of judge of the superior court unless he or she is a qualified voter in a county served by that superior court.

From the Bill Digest (HB 1386), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 24, 2013
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Ed Orcutt (R-20)
Introduced
January 24, 2013 in the House
Last action
January 13, 2014

AN ACT Relating to superior court judge qualifications;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Ed Orcutt (R-20)

12 co-sponsors (4 Democrats, 8 Republicans)

Chris Reykdal D-22Matt Shea R-4Senator D-22Jan Angel R-26Senator R-12Liz Pike R-18Brandon Vick R-18Larry Haler R-8Vincent Buys R-42Joe Fitzgibbon D-34Jason Overstreet R-42Kevin Van De Wege D-24

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  4. First reading, referred to Judiciary.

HB 1386 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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