HOUSE BILL NO. 2752 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE AMATO.
4718H.01I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk
AN ACT To repeal section 478.550, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to associate circuit judges in the twenty-third judicial circuit.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Section 478.550, RSMo, is repealed and one new section enacted in lieu 2 thereof, to be known as section 478.550, to read as follows: 478.550. 1. There shall be four circuit judges in the twenty-third judicial circuit 2 consisting of the county of Jefferson. These judges shall sit in divisions numbered one, two, 3 three and four. Beginning on January 1, 2007, there shall be six circuit judges in the twenty- 4 third judicial district and these judges shall sit in divisions numbered one, two, three, four, 5 five, and six. The division eleven associate circuit judge position and the division twelve 6 associate circuit judge shall become circuit judge positions beginning January 1, 2007. The 7 division eleven associate circuit judge shall be numbered as division five and the division 8 twelve associate circuit judge shall be numbered as division six. 9 2. The circuit judge in division three shall be elected in 1980. The circuit judges in 10 divisions one and four shall be elected in 1982. The circuit judge in division two shall be 11 elected in 1984. The circuit judges in divisions five and six shall be elected for a six-year 12 term in 2006. 13 3. Beginning January 1, 2007, the family court commissioner position in the twenty- 14 third judicial district appointed under section 487.020 shall become an associate circuit judge 15 position in all respects and shall be designated as division eleven. This position may retain 16 the duties and responsibilities with regard to the family court. The associate circuit judge in 17 division eleven shall be elected in 2006 for a full four-year term. This associate circuit
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 2752 2
18 judgeship shall not be included in the statutory formula for authorizing additional associate 19 circuit judgeships per county under section 478.320. 20 4. Beginning January 1, 2007, the treatment court commissioner position in the 21 twenty-third judicial district appointed under section 478.003 shall become an associate 22 circuit judge position in all respects and shall be designated as division twelve. This position 23 may retain the duties and responsibilities with regard to the treatment court. The associate 24 circuit judge in division twelve shall be elected in 2006 for a full four-year term. This 25 associate circuit judgeship shall not be included in the statutory formula for authorizing 26 additional associate circuit judgeships per county under section 478.320. 27 5. There shall be one additional associate circuit judge position in the twenty- 28 third judicial circuit. This associate circuit judgeship shall not be included in the 29 statutory formula for authorizing additional associate circuit judgeships per county 30 under section 478.320. The governor shall appoint such judge, and that judge shall 31 serve until January 1, 2029. An associate circuit judge shall be elected in 2028. ✔
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