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SB113: relative to the position of special justice in the district court.
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- Joseph Foster Senate · Dist 13
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CHAPTER 190
SB 113-FN – FINAL VERSION
03/08/07 0327s
2007 SESSION
07-1234
09/04
SENATE BILL 113-FN
AN ACT relative to the position of special justice in the district court.
AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill eliminates future positions of special justices in the district court, unless the need for the special justice is certified in writing by the supreme court to the governor.
This bill was requested by the supreme court.
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Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
03/08/07 0327s
07-1234
09/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seven
AN ACT relative to the position of special justice in the district court.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
190:1 New Section; District Courts; Elimination of Special Justices Unless Need Certified. Amend RSA 502-A by inserting after section 3-b the following new section:
502-A:3-c Elimination of Special Justices Unless Need Certified. Upon the retirement, resignation, disability, or removal of a special justice, the position shall be eliminated unless within 30 days of such retirement, resignation, disability, or removal, the supreme court certifies in writing to the governor that due to population, caseload, and available judicial resources, the position needs to be continued in the specific court.
190:2 Applicability. This act shall apply to any special justice vacancies that exist on the effective date of this act, except that with respect to such existing vacancies the supreme court shall have 30 days from the effective date of this act to certify in writing the need for continuation of a special justice position to the governor.
190:3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved: June 18, 2007
Effective: June 18, 2007