House
Joint
Resolution
12
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Introduced
HOUSE
JOINT
RESOLUTION
12
BY
ALONS
,
MASSIE
,
SHAW
,
PEARSON
,
CHAMBERS
,
DE
BOEF
,
and
LOFGREN
HOUSE
JOINT
RESOLUTION
A
Joint
Resolution
proposing
an
amendment
to
the
Constitution
1
of
the
State
of
Iowa
relating
to
the
appointment
of
supreme
2
court
justices
and
district
judges.
3
BE
IT
RESOLVED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
The
following
amendment
to
the
Constitution
of
1
the
State
of
Iowa
is
proposed:
2
1.
Section
15
of
Article
V
of
the
Constitution
of
the
3
State
of
Iowa,
as
added
by
the
Amendment
of
1962,
is
repealed
4
beginning
January
1,
2015,
and
the
following
adopted
in
lieu
5
thereof:
6
Vacancies
in
courts.
SEC.
15.
Vacancies
in
the
supreme
7
court
and
district
court
shall
be
filled
by
appointment
by
the
8
governor
subject
to
confirmation
by
the
senate.
9
2.
Section
16
of
Article
V
of
the
Constitution
of
the
10
State
of
Iowa,
as
added
by
the
Amendment
of
1962,
is
repealed
11
beginning
January
1,
2015.
12
Sec.
2.
REFERRAL
AND
PUBLICATION.
The
foregoing
amendment
13
to
the
Constitution
of
the
State
of
Iowa
is
referred
to
the
14
general
assembly
to
be
chosen
at
the
next
general
election
15
for
members
of
the
general
assembly,
and
the
secretary
of
16
state
is
directed
to
cause
the
same
to
be
published
for
three
17
consecutive
months
previous
to
the
date
of
that
election
as
18
provided
by
law.
19
EXPLANATION
20
This
joint
resolution
proposes
an
amendment
to
the
21
Constitution
of
the
State
of
Iowa
relating
to
the
appointment
22
of
supreme
court
justices
and
district
judges.
23
The
resolution
eliminates
the
state
judicial
nominating
24
commission
and
district
judicial
nominating
commissions
and
25
establishes
a
new
procedure
for
the
appointment
of
persons
to
26
the
supreme
court
or
district
court.
The
resolution
allows
the
27
governor
to
appoint
persons
to
the
supreme
court
or
district
28
court,
subject
to
confirmation
by
the
senate.
The
resolution
29
is
silent,
as
is
the
current
Iowa
Constitution,
regarding
the
30
nomination
and
appointment
of
judges
of
the
court
of
appeals.
31
The
state
judicial
nominating
commission
nominates
persons
32
for
appointment
by
the
governor
to
the
supreme
court
and
court
33
of
appeals
and
each
district
judicial
nominating
commission
34
nominates
persons
for
appointment
by
the
governor
to
the
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district
court
bench.
1
The
resolution,
if
adopted,
would
be
referred
to
the
next
2
general
assembly
(85th)
for
adoption
a
second
time
before
the
3
amendment
is
submitted
to
the
electorate
for
ratification.
4
The
amendment,
if
adopted
and
ratified
by
the
electorate,
5
takes
effect
January
1,
2015.
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