LCO No. 2862 1 of 1
General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6161
January Session, 2025
LCO No. 2862
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
REP. O'DEA, 125th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING THE COMPOSITION AND OPERATIONAL
PROCEDURES OF THE JUDICIAL SELECTION COMMISSION.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That section 51-44a of the general statutes be amended to: (1) Revise 1
the composition of the Judicial Selection Commission to include twelve 2
members, eight who shall be attorneys and four who shall not be 3
attorneys; not more than six of the members shall belong to the same 4
political party and none of the members shall otherwise be an elected or 5
appointed official of the state or hold state-wide office in a political 6
party; and (2) provide that no candidate for the position of judge shall 7
remain on a list of qualified candidates for more than ten years. 8
Statement of Purpose:
To revise statutory provisions concerning: (1) The composition of the
Judicial Selection Commission; and (2) certain internal operational
procedures concerning decisions issued by said commission.