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General Assembly Proposed House Joint
Resolution No. 63
January Session, 2019
LCO No. 614
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
REP. O'NEILL, 69th Dist.
RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE STATE
CONSTITUTION TO PERMIT THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADDITIONAL
TIME TO REVIEW AND CONSIDER CERTAIN JUDICIAL
NOMINATIONS FROM THE GOVERNOR.
Resolved by this Assembly:
That article twenty-fifth of the amendments to the Constitution of 1
the state be amended to provide that if the Governor has renominated 2
a judge whose eight-year term is set to expire during the course of a 3
regular session of the General Assembly, such eight-year term shall be 4
extended for an additional period of time not to exceed thirty days to 5
allow the General Assembly additional time to consider and review 6
the nomination from the Governor. 7
Statement of Purpose:
To permit the General Assembly additional time to review and
consider certain judicial nominations from the Governor.