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Senate debates judicial redistricting plan and rejects amendment to freeze current districts
Summary
Senators debated a Senate redistricting plan carried over from last year and defeated an amendment that would have preserved existing circuit and chancery districts. Sponsors said population and caseload changes required changes; opponents warned about reductions in judge counts and impacts in the Delta.
Senate leaders brought forward the chamber’s judicial redistricting plan during the Feb. 12 session, repeating a measure the Senate approved last year and urging members to pass an updated plan so the responsibility does not fall to the state Supreme Court.
The bill would redraw circuit and chancery court districts and adjust the number of judges in several districts to reflect caseload and population changes, sponsors said. The Senate voted down an amendment offered on the floor that would have left all circuit and chancery court districts unchanged, an amendment backers…
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