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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

     

     Introduced By: Representative Anastasia P. Williams

     Date Introduced: March 30, 2016

     Referred To: House Judiciary

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Chapter 8-16.1 of the General Laws entitled "Judicial Selection" is hereby

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amended by adding thereto the following section:

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     8-16.1-8. Replacement judges. -- Notwithstanding any provisions of this chapter to the

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contrary, whenever a judge from the superior court, family court, district court, or workers'

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compensation court who is a person of color leaves the bench, for whatever reason, their

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replacement must be a person of color, so as not to diminish the number of judges of color in that

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court.

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--COURTS -- JUDICIAL SELECTION

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     This act would require that when a judge of color on a state court leaves the bench, they

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would be replaced by a person of color.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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