Delaware House Bill 166

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on May 18 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-05-18 - Introduced and Assigned to Administration Committee in House
Pending: House Administration Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]

This Act is the first leg of a constitutional amendment that requires the Governor to select judicial candidates from a list provided by a Judicial Nominating Commission. Although the Governor currently selects judicial nominees through a Judicial Nominating Commission created by Executive Order, this bill codifies the Judicial Nominating Commission into the State Constitution. The Judicial Nominating Commission shall consist of 12 members appointed by the Governor, provided that 4 members reside in New Castle County; 4 members reside in Kent County; and 4 members reside in Sussex County. No member shall hold elective constitutional office during the members term on the Commission.

An Act Proposing An Amendment To Section 3 Of Article Iv Of The Delaware Constitution Relating To The Appointment Of Judges.

Rep. Sean Lynn [D]	Sen. Charles Paradee [D]	Sen. Eric Buckson [R]	Sen. Stephanie Hansen [D]
Sen. David Wilson [R]	Rep. Stephanie Bolden [D]	Rep. Ruth Briggs King [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-05-18		Introduced and Assigned to Administration Committee in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=140430
Text	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=140430&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2&legislationName=HB166