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Committee approves ballot language to expand pool of attorneys eligible for city and town courts

Judiciary · February 11, 2026
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Summary

The Judiciary committee approved ballot language for a constitutional amendment that would allow city and town court judges to be chosen from outside their municipality, expanding a scarce local attorney pool; the measure will go on the public ballot if subsequent steps are completed.

The Judiciary committee approved language to put a constitutional amendment before voters that would allow city and town courts to draw judges from outside the jurisdiction where the court sits, a change supporters said is needed because many small towns lack enough resident attorneys. Representative Aylesworth, who presented the…

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