This bill addresses judicial selection. This bill: - contingent on passage of a proposed constitutional amendment:defines terms;authorizes the governor to request a list of nominees from a judicial nominating commission when the governor is filling a judicial vacancy;removes the authority of the chief justice of the Supreme Court to fill a judicial vacancy if the governor fails to fill the vacancy;authorizes the governor to appoint any qualified candidate even if the candidate is not nominated by the judicial nominating commission;addresses the time period during which a judicial nominating commission may accept an application from an individual seeking nomination to fill a judicial vacancy;removes the time constraint on the governor to make a judicial appointment; andmakes technical and conforming changes.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 67-1-2