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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2016 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--COURTS -- JUDICIAL SELECTION | |
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Introduced By: Representative Anastasia P. Williams | |
Date Introduced: March 30, 2016 | |
Referred To: House Judiciary | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Chapter 8-16.1 of the General Laws entitled "Judicial Selection" is hereby |
2 | amended by adding thereto the following section: |
3 | 8-16.1-8. Replacement judges. -- Notwithstanding any provisions of this chapter to the |
4 | contrary, whenever a judge from the superior court, family court, district court, or workers' |
5 | compensation court who is a person of color leaves the bench, for whatever reason, their |
6 | replacement must be a person of color, so as not to diminish the number of judges of color in that |
7 | court. |
8 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
OF | |
A N A C T | |
RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--COURTS -- JUDICIAL SELECTION | |
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1 | This act would require that when a judge of color on a state court leaves the bench, they |
2 | would be replaced by a person of color. |
3 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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