HB 566 - AS INTRODUCED
2001 SESSION
09/01
HOUSE BILL 566
AN ACT establishing terms for the offices of administrative judges of the courts.
SPONSORS: Rep. Wall, Straf 9; Rep. Bergin, Hills 16; Rep. Craig, Hills 38; Rep. Soltani, Merr 10; Rep. Franklin, Sull 4
This bill establishes a 7-year term of office for the chief justice of the supreme court, chief justice of the superior court, administrative judge of the district court, and administrative judge of the probate court.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
01-0196
09/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand One
AN ACT establishing terms for the offices of administrative judges of the courts.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Supreme Court Justices; Chief Justice. RSA 490:1 is repealed and reenacted to read as follows:
490:1 Justices. The supreme court shall consist of 5 justices, appointed and commissioned as prescribed by the constitution. The chief justice shall be the administrative head of the supreme court and shall be appointed and confirmed by the governor and council for a 7-year term. No justice shall succeed himself or herself as chief justice.
2 Superior Court Justices; Chief Justice. RSA 491:1 is repealed and reenacted to read as follows:
491:1 Justices. The superior court shall consist of 29 justices. Said justices shall be appointed and commissioned as prescribed by the constitution and shall exercise the powers of the court unless otherwise provided. The chief justice shall be the administrative head of the superior court and shall be appointed and confirmed by the governor and council for a 7-year term. No justice shall succeed himself or herself as chief justice.
3 New Section; District Courts; Administrative Judge. Amend RSA 502-A by inserting after section 3-b the following new section:
502-A:3-c Administrative Judge. The administrative judge of the district court shall be the administrative head of the district courts and shall be appointed and confirmed by the governor and council for a 7-year term. No justice shall succeed himself or herself as administrative judge.
4 New Section; Probate Courts; Administrative Judge. Amend RSA 547 by inserting after section 2-a the following new section:
547:2-b Administrative Judge. The administrative judge of the probate court shall be the administrative head of the probate courts and shall be appointed and confirmed by the governor and council for a 7-year term. No justice shall succeed himself or herself as administrative judge.
5 Contingency. Section 1 of this act shall take effect on the date of retirement of supreme court chief justice David A. Brock.
6 Effective Date.
I. Section 1 of this act shall take effect as provided in section 5 of this act.
II. Sections 2-4 of this act shall take effect January 1, 2002.
III. The remainder of this act shall take effect upon its passage.