Text: HSB00672 Text: HSB00674 Text: HSB00600 - HSB00699 Text: HSB Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 602.6107, Code 2001, is amended by 1 2 striking the section and inserting in lieu thereof the 1 3 following: 1 4 602.6107 REORGANIZATION OF JUDICIAL DISTRICTS. 1 5 1. The supreme court may from time to time review the 1 6 division of the state into judicial districts in order to 1 7 determine whether the composition of the judicial districts is 1 8 the most efficient and effective administration of the 1 9 district court and the judicial branch. 1 10 2. If the supreme court determines that the administration 1 11 of the district court and the judicial branch would be made 1 12 more efficient and effective by reorganizing the judicial 1 13 districts, the supreme court shall develop and submit to the 1 14 general assembly by January 15 a plan which reorganizes the 1 15 judicial districts. The plan shall take effect, by order of 1 16 the supreme court, on July 1 following submission of the plan, 1 17 unless the general assembly enacts legislation, which is 1 18 approved by the governor, reorganizing the judicial districts. 1 19 3. The composition of the judicial districts in section 1 20 602.6107, Code 2001, and judicial election districts in 1 21 section 602.6109, Code 2001, shall remain in effect until the 1 22 division of the state into judicial districts and judicial 1 23 election districts is modified pursuant to this section. 1 24 Sec. 2. Section 602.6109, Code 2001, is amended by 1 25 striking the section and inserting in lieu thereof the 1 26 following: 1 27 602.6109 JUDICIAL ELECTION DISTRICTS AND JUDGESHIPS. 1 28 1. The reorganized judicial districts established pursuant 1 29 to section 602.6107 shall serve as judicial election districts 1 30 for purposes of nomination, appointment, and retention of 1 31 judges of the district court. 1 32 2. If the judicial districts are reorganized under section 1 33 602.6107, the state court administrator shall reapportion the 1 34 number of judgeships to which each judicial election district 1 35 is entitled. The reapportionment shall be determined 2 1 according to section 602.6201, subsection 3. 2 2 EXPLANATION 2 3 This bill relates to reorganizing judicial districts and 2 4 judicial election districts. 2 5 The bill provides that the supreme court may from time to 2 6 time review the division of the state into judicial districts 2 7 in order to determine whether the current composition of the 2 8 judicial districts is the most efficient and effective 2 9 administration of the district court and the judicial branch. 2 10 The bill provides that the supreme court shall submit a plan 2 11 reorganizing the judicial districts to the general assembly by 2 12 January 15 of any year the court desires to reorganize the 2 13 districts. The plan contained in the bill shall take effect, 2 14 as ordered by the supreme court, on July 1 following 2 15 submission of the plan, unless the general assembly enacts 2 16 legislation, which is approved by the governor, reorganizing 2 17 the judicial districts. 2 18 The bill provides that the current composition of the 2 19 judicial districts in Code section 602.6107 and judicial 2 20 election districts in Code section 602.6109 shall remain in 2 21 effect until the composition of the judicial districts and 2 22 judicial election districts is modified using the procedure 2 23 outlined in this bill. 2 24 The bill provides that each reorganized judicial district 2 25 shall be comprised of one judicial election district. Under 2 26 current law some judicial districts are comprised of more than 2 27 one judicial election district. 2 28 LSB 6550DP 79 2 29 jm/pj/5
Text: HSB00672 Text: HSB00674 Text: HSB00600 - HSB00699 Text: HSB Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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