Judges; maximum number of judges in each judicial district.

Plain English Breakdown

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Increase in Number of Judges for Twelfth Judicial District

This bill increases the maximum number of judges allowed in the Twelfth Judicial District, adding one general district court judge and one juvenile and domestic relations district court judge.

What This Bill Does

• Increases the maximum number of general district court judges from five to six in the Twelfth Judicial District.
• Increases the maximum number of juvenile and domestic relations district court judges from six to seven in the Twelfth Judicial District.

Who It Names or Affects

• Judges serving in the Twelfth Judicial District
• Courts within the Twelfth Judicial District

Terms To Know

General district court judges

Judges who handle a variety of cases including traffic violations, small claims, and misdemeanors.

Juvenile and domestic relations district court judges

Judges who deal with family-related issues such as child custody disputes and domestic violence cases.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill only affects the Twelfth Judicial District.
• It does not specify how these additional judges will be appointed or funded.

Official Summary Text

Maximum number of judges in each judicial district.
Increases from five to six the maximum number of authorized general district court judges in the Twelfth Judicial District. The bill also increases from six to seven the maximum number of authorized juvenile and domestic relations district court judges in the Twelfth Judicial District. This bill is a recommendation of the Committee on District Courts.

Current Bill Text

A BILL to amend and reenact §
16.1-69.6:1
of the Code of Virginia, relating to maximum number of judges in each judicial district.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That §
16.1-69.6:1
of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§
16.1-69.6:1
. Number of judges.

For the several judicial districts there shall be full-time general district court judges and juvenile and domestic relations district court judges, the maximum number as hereinafter set forth, who shall during their service reside within their respective districts, except as provided in §
16.1-69.16
, and whose compensation and powers shall be the same as now and hereafter prescribed for general district court judges and juvenile and domestic relations district court judges.

The maximum number of judges of the districts shall be as follows:

General District

Juvenile and Domestic

Court Judges

Relations District Court Judges

First

4

4

Second

7

7

Two-A

2

1

Third

2

3

Fourth

6

5

Fifth

3

2

Sixth

5

3

Seventh

4

4

Eighth

3

3

Ninth

4

4

Tenth

3

3

Eleventh

3

3

Twelfth

5

6

6

7

Thirteenth

6

5

Fourteenth

5

5

Fifteenth

8

9

Sixteenth

4

6

Seventeenth

3

2

Eighteenth

2

2

Nineteenth

12

8

Twentieth

4

4

Twenty-first

2

2

Twenty-second

3

4

Twenty-third

4

5

Twenty-fourth

3

6

Twenty-fifth

4

5

Twenty-sixth

5

7

Twenty-seventh

5

5

Twenty-eighth

3

3

Twenty-ninth

2

3

Thirtieth

2

3

Thirty-first

6

6

The election or appointment of any district judge shall be subject to the provisions of §
16.1-69.9:3
.