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Committee Sends SB 1029 to Floor to Add District Judge in Eastern Idaho (Bonneville)
Summary
The committee voted to send Senate Bill 1029 to the Senate floor with a due pass recommendation. The bill would add a district judge in the Seventh Judicial District chambered in Bonneville County; the sponsor and court counsel cited travel time and caseload concerns. Senator Lenny registered a vocal no during the discussion.
Jason Spellman, legal counsel for the Administrative Office of the Courts, presented Senate Bill 1029 to the Senate Judiciary & Rules Committee, requesting a new district judge position for the Seventh Judicial District to be chambered in Bonneville County.
Spellman said the Seventh District comprises 10 counties and currently has six district judges assigned to cover them. He told the committee the district has experienced population growth of about 22% in the past decade and that judges…
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