Rep. Robert W. Pritchard

Filed: 2/28/2014

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5824

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5824 on page 5, by
3replacing lines 7 through 18 with the following:
 
4    "(k) Of the 23rd circuit's associate judgeships from DeKalb
5County, the first associate judgeship that is or becomes vacant
6on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
798th General Assembly shall become a resident judgeship from
8DeKalb County in the 23rd circuit. The additional resident
9judgeship shall be filled by election beginning at the 2016
10general election. The Supreme Court may fill the judgeship by
11appointment prior to the 2016 general election. As used in this
12subsection, a vacancy does not include the expiration of a term
13of a resident judge who seeks retention in that office at the
14next term. A vacancy does not exist or occur at the expiration
15of an associate judge's term if the associate judge is
16reappointed. A vacancy exists or occurs when an associate judge
17dies, resigns, retires, is removed, or is not reappointed upon

 

 

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1expiration of his or her term, or when a new judgeship is
2authorized under subsection (a) of Section 2 of the Associate
3Judges Act but is not filled."; and
 
4on page 12, by replacing lines 23 through 26 with "reduced by
5one."; and
 
6on page 13, by deleting line 1.