Senate Bill 11

Chairman: Wendell Willard

Committee:Judiciary Civil

House Sponsor: Mike Jacobs

Senate Sponsor: David Shafer

Chairman Willard’s Opinion of this Legislation:

Section 1 of SB 11 designates a judge’s military service as the basis for requesting judicial assistance of a judge from outside of the county.  Section 2 allows Superior Court judges engaged in military service to qualify for reelection in absentia, clarifies that military services does not give rise to a vacancy, and allows the judge to perform candidate-related duties by mail or through an agent.  Section 3 is a similar provision for State Court judges. This gives judges the same treatment during military service as district attorneys currently have.

This bill comes to the House Floor under the Open Rule.