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House considers changing justice-court qualifications for new judges; bill circled for further work
Summary
Rep. Hall brought a second-substitute of HB 160 to require law-school graduation for new justice court judges in higher-class counties while grandfathering current judges; members debated adding or removing county classes and ultimately voted to circle the bill for more drafting.
Representative Hall presented second-substitute HB 160, describing it as a compromise developed with the administrative office of the courts, the League of Cities and Towns and the Association of Counties. Hall said the substitute requires all new justice court judges in first-, second- and third-class counties to be law-school graduates while continuing the existing…
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