SF0090 First judicial district-number of district judges.

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Bill Summary

Bill No.:
SF0090
Effective
:
7/1/2018

LSO No.:
18LSO-0385

Enrolled Act No.:
SEA No. 0026

Chapter No.:
56

Prime Sponsor:
Joint Appropriations Committee

Catch Title:
First judicial district-number of district judges.

Subject:
Authorizing a fourth district judge for the First Judicial District.

Summary/Major Elements:

This act authorizes a fourth district judge in the First Judicial District (Laramie County).

This
act also repeals previous statutory language that conditioned a fourth judge on certification from the Chief Justice of the Wyoming Supreme Court that suitable facilities for the fourth judge were available and ready for occupancy.

This act appropriates $1,095,059 for salaries, benefits, office equipment, and other items necessary to implement the office of the fourth judge.

This act requires that suitable facilities shall be provided for the fourth judge in Laramie County in addition
to all
district court facilities that existed as of July 1, 2016.

The above summary is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and is not an official statement of legislative intent. While the Legislative Service Office endeavored to provide accurate information in this summary, it should not be relied upon as a comprehensive abstract of the bill
.

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ORIGINAL
Senate
File No
.
SF0090

ENROLLED ACT NO. 26,

SENATE

SIXTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2018 Budget Session

AN ACT relating to the judiciary; providing for an additional district court judge in the first judicial district; repealing prior authorization and chief justice certification for an additional district court judge; providing an appropriation; authorizing additional positions; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section
1
.

W.S. 5
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3
‑
102(a) is amended to read:

5
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3
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102
.

Number of judges; distribution among districts; concurrent jurisdiction; judicial conference to adopt rules.

(a)

There shall be two (2) judges of the district court in the second, fourth, fifth and eighth judicial districts
,

and
three (3) judges of the district court in the
first,
third, sixth, seventh and ninth judicial districts
and four (4) judges of the district court in the first judicial district
. In the second judicial district, one (1) judge shall reside in Albany county and one (1) shall reside in Carbon county. In the third judicial district two (2) judges shall reside in Sweetwater county. In the fourth judicial district, one (1) judge shall reside in Sheridan county and one (1) shall reside in Johnson county. In the ninth judicial district one (1) judge shall reside in Fremont county, one (1) judge shall reside in Teton county and one (1) judge shall reside in Sublette county. All district judges in the state shall have concurrent jurisdiction throughout the state and for purposes of assignment, shall have concurrent jurisdiction throughout the state with all circuit court judges.

Section 2
.

2016 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 70 is repealed.

Section
3
.

(a)

There is appropriated one million ninety thousand fifty
‑
nine dollars ($1,090,059.00) from the
general fund
to the
first judicial district court
for the biennium beginning July 1, 2018 and ending June 30, 2020. This appropriation shall only be expended for salaries, benefits, office equipment, supplies and fees necessary to implement the office of the first judicial district court judge in Laramie county authorized in section 1 of this act. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, this appropriation shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose. Any unexpended, unobligated funds remaining from this appropriation shall revert as provided by law on June 30, 2020.

(b)

There are authorized four (4) full
‑
time equivalent positions
, one of which shall be the judge authorized in section 1 of this act, for the first judicial district court for personnel necessary to staff and support the district judge authorized by this act
for the biennium beginning July 1, 2018 and ending June 30, 2020 to implement the purposes of this act.

Section 4
.

S
uitabl
e facilities for the additional

district judge authorized in this act
shall be provided in Laramie county.
Suitable facilities shall include a suitable courtroom to accommodate a twelve (12) person jury, offices and other necessary auxiliary facilities. The courtroom, offices and other necessary auxiliary facilities shall be in addition to those existing for district court purposes in Laramie county as of July 1, 2016.

Section

5
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This act is effective July 1, 201
8
.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the
Senate
.

Chief Clerk

First judicial district-number of district judges.

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