RD24 - Annual Report on the Number of Circuit Court Judges Needed and the Districts for which They Should Be Authorized


Executive Summary:
Virginia Code § 17.1-507 provides that the Judicial Council shall make a study and report to the Courts of Justice Committees of the House of Delegates and Senate on the number of new circuit court judgeships needed and the circuits for which they should be authorized. The Judicial Council recommends the authorization of four new circuit court judgeships (one each in the tenth, twenty-sixth, twenty-seventh and thirtieth judicial circuits), and that the General Assembly amend § 17.1-507 to reflect the addition of these new judgeships. These positions are recommended to be effective July 1, 2007. Please find enclosed the reports outlining the workload analysis for each judicial circuit referenced above, and the fiscal impact statement. As you will see, the financial impact for the creation of each new circuit court judgeship will be $231,831.