HB 1759 Adds a circuit court judge to the 26th Judicial Circuit and authorizes an additional circuit judge in certain circuits when indicated by a judicial performance report

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Current Bill Summary

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SCS/HCS/HB 1759 - This act provides that when an annual judicial performance report indicates for three consecutive years that a judicial circuit is in need of two or more full-time judicial positions then, subject to appropriations, there shall be one additional circuit judge position authorized in that circuit.

This provision is identical to provisions contained in CCS/HCS/SCS/SB 578 (2016) and HCS/SS/SCS/SB 663 (2016) and similar to SB 733 (2016) and SB 81 (2015).

This act also adds a circuit court judge to the Twenty-Sixth Judicial Circuit. The judge shall be elected in 2020, and until such time the Governor shall appoint someone to serve as judge. The Governor's judicial appointee is not eligible to run in the 2020 election for the judicial position of the third division of the 26th Judicial Circuit.

This provision is similar to provisions contained in CCS/HCS/SCS/SB 578 (2016), HCS/SS/SCS/SB 663 (2016), and HCS/SB 676 (2016).

The act also repeals sections of law referencing the appointment of a janitor-messenger in the circuit court of the City of St. Louis.

The repeal of these sections are also contained in SB 733 (2016), CCS/HCS/SCS/SB 578 (2016), SB 81 (2015), and HCS/SB 614 (2014).

JESSI BAKER


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