HB 1408 - AS INTRODUCED
2000 SESSION
HOUSE BILL 1408
AN ACT relative to appointment of non-attorneys as judges.
SPONSORS: Rep. Robertson, Ches 18; Rep. Weare, Rock 21
This bill requires the governor to appoint non-attorneys as judges, as vacancies on the courts occur, until non-attorneys constitute 50 percent of all judges in the state. Thereafter, appointments shall be made so that 50 percent of the judges remain non-attorneys.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
00-2438
09/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand
AN ACT relative to appointment of non-attorneys as judges.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section; Appointment of Non-attorneys to Judicial Positions. Amend RSA 4 by inserting after section 44 the following new section:
4:45 Appointment of Non-attorneys to Judicial Positions. Beginning with the first judicial vacancy occurring after the effective date of this act, the governor shall make judicial appointments of non-attorneys only as vacancies on the courts occur, until 50 percent of all state judges are non-attorneys. Thereafter, the governor shall make judicial appointments in a manner to maintain the percentage of non-attorneys who are state judges at 50 percent.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.