District of Columbia Judicial Appointment Authority Act of 1984

Summary

District of Columbia Judicial Appointment Authority Act of 1984 - Amends the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act to provide that the Mayor (currently, the President) shall nominate and, by and with the advice and consent of the District of Columbia Council (currently, the Senate), appoint all judges of the District of Columbia courts. Reduces from seven to five the membership of the District of Columbia Judicial Nomination Commission. Provides that the Mayor shall appoint one member to the Commission and one member shall be appointed by the District of Columbia Courts Joint Committee on Judicial Administration. Provides that the Mayor shall appoint one member to the Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure and one member shall be appointed by the District of Columbia Courts Joint Committee on Judicial Administration. Amends the District of Columbia Code to increase from $750 to $2,000 the jurisdictional amount of the Small Claims and Conciliation Branch of the Superior Court for the District of Columbia.

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• Passed House amended

  summary · EN · 30 July 1984

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• Reported to House with amendment(s)

  summary · EN · 25 July 1984

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 28 June 1984

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