20-2201. Judicial council; members; appointment; term.
20-2201
20-2201. Judicial council; members; appointment;
term.
A judicial council is hereby established and created which shall
be an independent agency in the judicial branch of government, shall submit
its budget separately and may adopt its own pay plan and personnel rules. The
judicial council shall be
composed of one justice of the supreme court, one judge of the court of
appeals, two district judges of different
judicial districts, four resident lawyers, the chairperson of the judiciary
committee of
the house of representatives or the chairperson's designate [designee],
and the chairperson of the judiciary
committee of the senate. All members except the members of the
legislature
shall be appointed by the chief justice of the
supreme court for a term of four years and until a successor shall
have been appointed and qualified.
The terms of the members of the legislature,
and
all other members, shall terminate upon such member
ceasing to belong to the class from which such member was appointed. All
vacancies except those of the members of the legislature
shall be filled by appointment by the
chief justice for the
unexpired term. Upon vacancy, the places of the members of the
legislature shall be
filled
by their successors.
History: L. 1927, ch. 187, § 1; L. 1977, ch. 111, § 1;
L. 2003, ch. 101, § 1; July 1.