Chairman of the Judicial Merit Selection Commission shall announce the commission’s nominees for each judicial race, and no further nominating or seconding speeches shall be allowed by members of the General Assembly. In order to be elected, a candidate must receive a majority of the vote of the members of the General Assembly voting in joint session. A concurrent resolution approving an appointee shall be taken up and voted on by each house within ten legislative days of its introduction. A concurrent resolution approving an appointee must be adopted by the Senate and the House of Representatives for an appointee to take office. Upon a negative vote by either the Senate or the House of Representatives on a concurrent resolution approving the appointee and the notification in writing of the negative vote to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate by the Clerk of the House of Representatives in which the negative vote occurred, the appointee shall not take office and the Governor shall appoint another person to fill the vacant judicial office. Section 219100. In order to be eligible for appointment by the Chief Justice to serve, any retired justice or judge of this State must have been reviewed by the Judicial Merit Selection Commission under procedures it shall establish to review retired judges’ qualifications for continued judicial service and be found by the commission to be qualified to serve in these situations within four years of the date of his appointment to serve, except that if a justice or judge retired before the expiration of his then current term, no further review of that justice or judge is required until that term would have expired. Section 219110. Upon a vacancy in the office of masterinequity, candidates therefor submit an application to the Judicial Merit Selection Commission. Upon completion of reports and recommendations, the commission shall submit such reports and recommendations on masterinequity candidates to the appropriate county legislative delegations. The county legislative delegations shall then submit the name of a candidate to the Governor for consideration for appointment. Nothing shall prevent the Governor from rejecting the person nominated by the delegation. In this event, the delegation shall submit another name for consideration. No person found not qualified by the commission may be appointed to the office of masterinequity. For purposes of this section, a vacancy is created in the office of the masterinequity
Chairman of the Judicial Merit Selection Commission shall announce the commission’s nominees for each judicial race, and no further nominating or seconding speeches shall be allowed by members of the General Assembly. In order to be elected, a candidate must receive a majority of the vote of the members of the General Assembly voting in joint session. A concurrent resolution approving an appointee shall be taken up and voted on by each house within ten legislative days of its introduction. A concurrent resolution approving an appointee must be adopted by the Senate and the House of Representatives for an appointee to take office. Upon a negative vote by either the Senate or the House of Representatives on a concurrent resolution approving the appointee and the notification in writing of the negative vote to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate by the Clerk of the House of Representatives in which the negative vote occurred, the appointee shall not take office and the Governor shall appoint another person to fill the vacant judicial office. Section 219100. In order to be eligible for appointment by the Chief Justice to serve, any retired justice or judge of this State must have been reviewed by the Judicial Merit Selection Commission under procedures it shall establish to review retired judges’ qualifications for continued judicial service and be found by the commission to be qualified to serve in these situations within four years of the date of his appointment to serve, except that if a justice or judge retired before the expiration of his then current term, no further review of that justice or judge is required until that term would have expired. Section 219110. Upon a vacancy in the office of masterinequity, candidates therefor submit an application to the Judicial Merit Selection Commission. Upon completion of reports and recommendations, the commission shall submit such reports and recommendations on masterinequity candidates to the appropriate county legislative delegations. The county legislative delegations shall then submit the name of a candidate to the Governor for consideration for appointment. Nothing shall prevent the Governor from rejecting the person nominated by the delegation. In this event, the delegation shall submit another name for consideration. No person found not qualified by the commission may be appointed to the office of masterinequity. For purposes of this section, a vacancy is created in the office of the masterinequity
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