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House Study Bill 673

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  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
     

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