HB 231 - AS INTRODUCED
2001 SESSION
09/10
HOUSE BILL 231
AN ACT relative to assignment of judges.
SPONSORS: Rep. Mirski, Graf 12; Rep. Bergeron, Hills 24; Rep. Dudley, Graf 14; Rep. Woods, Straf 11; Rep. Salts, Hills 41; Sen. Roberge, Dist 9
This bill provides for random assignment of cases to superior court judges.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
01-0026
09/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand One
AN ACT relative to assignment of judges.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section; Superior Court; Assignment of Cases. Amend RSA 491 by inserting after section 1 the following new section:
491:1-a Assignment of Cases. The clerk of the court shall assign each case, on a random basis, to a justice upon entering the case on the court calendar.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2002.