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SB19-187

Commissions On Judicial Performance

Type Bill
Session 2019 Regular Session
Subjects
Courts & Judicial

Concerning commissions on judicial performance.

Bill Summary:

Commissions on judicial performance - senior judges - vacancies - surveys. Currently, senior judges are evaluated by the state commission on judicial performance (state commission). The act repeals this provision and makes conforming amendments.

Under current law, for a vacancy on a state or district commission on judicial performance, if the appointing authority does not appoint a replacement within 45 days after the vacancy arises, the governor appoints a replacement member of the commission. The act changes this from the governor to the state commission.

The act provides that surveys of justices and judges are to be distributed primarily through electronic means and directs the state commission to make efforts to locate electronic addresses for persons who use the courts.

For rules of the state commission, the act clarifies that they may provide for a matrix or scorecard to evaluate a judge or justice and repeals the requirement that the rules contain a threshold for deciding whether a judge or justice meets a performance standard.


(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Status

Became Law

Introduced

Passed

Became Law

Related Documents & Information

Date Version Documents
05/30/2019 Signed Act PDF
05/09/2019 Final Act PDF
04/26/2019 Rerevised PDF
04/24/2019 Revised PDF
04/09/2019 Reengrossed PDF
04/08/2019 Engrossed PDF
03/07/2019 Introduced PDF
Date Version Documents
04/04/2019 PA1 PDF
Date Version Documents
07/23/2019 FN2 PDF
03/12/2019 FN1 PDF
Activity Vote Documents
Refer Senate Bill 19-187 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 9-0. Vote summary
Activity Vote Documents
Adopt amendment L.001 The motion passed without objection. Vote summary
Refer Senate Bill 19-187, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 5-0. Vote summary
Date Calendar Motion Vote Vote Document
04/26/2019 Third Reading BILL
51
AYE
11
NO
3
OTHER
Vote record
Date Calendar Motion Vote Vote Document
04/09/2019 Third Reading BILL
35
AYE
0
NO
0
OTHER
Vote record
Date Amendment Number Committee/ Floor Hearing Status Documents
04/08/2019 L.002 Second Reading Passed [**] PDF
04/03/2019 L.001 SEN Judiciary Passed [*] PDF
Date Location Action
05/30/2019 Governor Governor Signed
05/09/2019 Governor Sent to the Governor
05/09/2019 House Signed by the Speaker of the House
05/08/2019 Senate Signed by the President of the Senate
04/26/2019 House House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
04/25/2019 House House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
04/24/2019 House House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
04/23/2019 House House Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
04/22/2019 House House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
04/18/2019 House House Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
04/09/2019 House Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary
04/09/2019 Senate Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
04/08/2019 Senate Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
04/03/2019 Senate Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
03/07/2019 Senate Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary
Effective Date Chapter # Title Documents
05/30/2019 374 Commissions On Judicial Performance PDF