Panel advances proposal to change judicial nominating commission appointments
HJR 1024 would remove some constraints on judicial nominating commission membership — including nonlawyer and party‑affiliation limits — add term limits and update districting; supporters called it modest reform while opponents warned it could erode safeguards to impartiality.
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Senator Galhar presented House Joint Resolution 10‑24 reforming the Judicial Nominating Commission (JNC). The proposal removes certain nonlawyer and political‑affiliation restrictions on commissioners, imposes a 12‑year consecutive term limit, and updates districting to reflect current maps rather than 1967 boundaries.
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