HB 1640 -- MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGES

SPONSOR:  Roorda

COMMITTEE ACTION:  Voted "do pass by consent" by the Committee on
Judiciary by a vote of 12 to 0.

This bill allows a municipal court judge to appoint an acting
county municipal court judge on a temporary basis if the judge
becomes temporarily ill or otherwise unavailable.  The person
appointed must be currently serving as a municipal court judge in
the same judicial circuit.

The bill also changes the provision which prohibits a municipal
court judge from serving as a judge or prosecutor for any other
court to only apply to full-time municipal judges.

FISCAL NOTE:  No impact on state funds in FY 2011, FY 2012, and
FY 2013.

PROPONENTS:  Supporters say that the bill is needed in order to
appoint a judge for an interim period of time when a judge is not
available.

Testifying for the bill was Representative Roorda.

OPPONENTS:  There was no opposition voiced to the committee.

Missouri House of Representatives
95th General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Last Updated September 14, 2010 at 3:11 pm