General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6167
January Session, 2015 LCO No. 504
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Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
REP. GONZALEZ, 3rd Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 6167
January Session, 2015
LCO No. 504
*00504*
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
REP. GONZALEZ, 3rd Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING THE TERM OF OFFICE FOR A JUDGE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That subsection (h) of section 51-44 of the general statutes be amended to provide that any judicial candidate or incumbent judge appointed by the Governor shall serve a term of four years from the date of appointment.
Statement of Purpose:
To reduce the term of office for any judge appointed or reappointed by the Governor from eight years to four years.