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HB 1518, 77th R.S.

Relating to the appointment and nonpartisan retention or rejection of appellate justices and judges and to elimination of a straight-party vote in connection with district judges.

Last action: Subcommittee members named

Author: Robert Junell
Joint Author: Toby Goodman

Remarks: Enabling legislation for HJR 6.

Companion:

SB 129 (Identical)

Bill Analyses:
Introduced (Office of House Bill Analysis)

Subjects:
Courts--Judges
Elections--Candidates
Elections--Judicial

House Committee: Judicial Affairs (Senfronia Thompson, Jaime Capelo, Joe Deshotel, Domingo Garcia, Will Hartnett, Juan Hinojosa, Jim Solis, Robert Talton, Carlos Uresti)
Minutes: February 26 2001
House Committee: Subcommittee on HB 1518 (Joe Deshotel, Jaime Capelo, Juan Hinojosa, Senfronia Thompson, Carlos Uresti)

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