HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:   Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence 

TIME & DATE: 10:00 AM, Monday, March 17, 2014 

PLACE:       E2.010 
CHAIR:       Rep. Tryon Lewis 

The committee will meet to consider the following interim charges:

Examine the constitutional qualifications and term lengths for appellate court judges, and consider whether changes would benefit the public and the judiciary.

Study the issue of whether Regional Presiding Judges should be appointed by the Chief Justice rather than the Governor.

The committee will hear invited testimony on the following interim charge:

Conduct legislative oversight and monitoring of the agencies and programs under the committee’s jurisdiction and the implementation of relevant legislation passed by the 83rd Legislature.

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