HOUSE BILL NO. 1390 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE HAUSMAN.
2686H.01I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk
AN ACT To repeal section 478.600, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to circuit judges in the eleventh judicial circuit.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Section 478.600, RSMo, is repealed and one new section enacted in lieu 2 thereof, to be known as section 478.600, to read as follows: 478.600. 1. There shall be four circuit judges in the eleventh judicial circuit. These 2 judges shall sit in divisions numbered one, two, three and four. Beginning on January 1, 3 2007, there shall be six circuit judges in the eleventh judicial circuit and these judges shall sit 4 in divisions numbered one, two, three, four, five, and seven. The division five associate 5 circuit judge position and the division seven associate circuit judge position shall become 6 circuit judge positions beginning January 1, 2007, and shall be numbered as divisions five and 7 seven. Beginning January 1, 2027, there shall be eight circuit judges in the eleventh 8 judicial circuit and these judges shall sit in divisions numbered one, two, three, four, 9 five, seven, seventeen, and eighteen. 10 2. The circuit judge in division two shall be elected in 1980. The circuit judge in 11 division four shall be elected in 1982. The circuit judge in division one shall be elected in 12 1984. The circuit judge in division three shall be elected in 1992. The circuit judges in 13 divisions five and seven shall be elected for a six-year term in 2006. The circuit judges in 14 divisions seventeen and eighteen shall be elected in 2026 for a two-year term and 15 thereafter in 2028 for a six-year term. 16 3. Beginning January 1, 2007, the family court commissioner positions in the 17 eleventh judicial circuit appointed under section 487.020 shall become associate circuit judge
EXPLANATION — Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is not enacted and is intended to be omitted from the law. Matter in bold-face type in the above bill is proposed language. HB 1390 2
18 positions in all respects and shall be designated as divisions nine and ten respectively. These 19 positions may retain the duties and responsibilities with regard to the family court. The 20 associate circuit judges in divisions nine and ten shall be elected in 2006 for full four-year 21 terms. 22 4. Beginning on January 1, 2007, the treatment court commissioner position in the 23 eleventh judicial circuit appointed under section 478.003 shall become an associate circuit 24 judge position in all respects. Such associate circuit judge shall be elected in 2006 for a full 25 four-year term. This associate circuit judgeship shall not be included in the statutory formula 26 for authorizing additional associate circuit judgeships per county under section 478.320. 27 5. Beginning in fiscal year 2015, there shall be one additional associate circuit judge 28 position in the eleventh judicial circuit. The associate circuit judge shall be elected in 2016. 29 This associate circuit judgeship shall not be included in the statutory formula for authorizing 30 additional circuit judgeships per county under section 478.320. Beginning in fiscal year 31 2019, there shall be one additional associate circuit judge position in the eleventh judicial 32 circuit. The associate circuit judge shall be elected in 2020. This associate circuit judgeship 33 shall not be included in the statutory formula for authorizing additional circuit judgeships per 34 county under section 478.320. ✔
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