Judiciary Committee, Virginia State Senate

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The Judiciary Committee (formerly the Courts of Justice Committee) is a standing committee of the Virginia State Senate.

Per the Senate Rules, committees of the Virginia State Senate are assigned by the majority caucus. The caucus submits a nominations report for all committees that must be approved by a majority vote of the chamber. Committees are assigned at the start of each term.[1] A majority of appointed members make up a committee's quorum.[2] The president is not recognized as an ex officio member of any committee.

DocumentIcon.jpg See rules: Senate Rules

Function

The Senate Rules describe the function of the Judiciary Committee as follows:

“ [T]o consider matters relating to the Courts of the Commonwealth and the Justices and Judges thereof, including the nominations of such Justices and Judges where provided by the Constitution and statutes of Virginia; and all matters concerning the criminal laws of the Commonwealth; together with all matters concerning the contracts, domestic relations, eminent domain, fiduciaries, firearms, garnishments, homestead and all other exemptions, immigration (with the exception of matters relating to the powers of the Governor or education), magistrates, mechanics' and other liens, notaries public and out-of-state commissioners, property and conveyances (except landlord and tenant and condominium matters), wills and decedents' estates. It shall report to the Senate the names of such persons as it shall find qualified for election as a Justice or Judge of the Commonwealth. Senators, all or part of whose Senate Districts are within the Circuit or District for which a Judge is to be elected, shall nominate a qualified person for such election by affirmation of a majority of such Senators on a form provided by the Clerk of the Senate. If such Senators are unable to agree on a nominee, a Senator shall only nominate a person deemed qualified by the Committee on the Judiciary for any judicial position. Whenever a vacancy in the office of a justice of the Supreme Court or judge of the Court of Appeals is announced, the Chair of the Committee on the Judiciary shall establish a date certain by which any Senator may forward the name of any potential nominee for such office to the Chair.[1][3] ”


Membership

2023-2024 legislative session

Judiciary Committee, 2023-2024
Democratic members (7) Republican members (7) Third-party members(0)

2021-2022 legislative session

Judiciary Committee, 2021-2022
Democratic members (10) Republican members (6) Third-party members(0)

2016 legislative session

The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2016 legislative session.

Courts of Justice Members, 2016
Democratic members (6)Republican members (9)
• Dick Saslaw• Mark Obenshain, Chair
• Janet Howell• Thomas Norment
• Louise Lucas• Ryan McDougle
• John Edwards, Virginia Senator• Richard Stuart, Virginia Senator
• Donald McEachin• Bill Stanley
• Creigh Deeds• Bryce Reeves
• Thomas Garrett
• A. Benton Chafin
• Glen Sturtevant

2015 legislative session

The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.

2014 legislative session

The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2014 legislative session.

2012-2013

The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2012 legislative session.

2010-2011

The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2010 legislative session.

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Virginia State Legislature, "Rules of the Senate of Virginia," accessed February 22, 2021 (Rule 18)
  2. ↑ Virginia State Legislature, "Rules of the Senate of Virginia," accessed February 22, 2021 (Rule 20(e))
  3. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.


Current members of the Virginia State Senate
Leadership
Majority Leader:Scott Surovell
Minority Leader:Ryan McDougle
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Vacant
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Democratic Party (20)
Republican Party (19)
Vacancies (1)


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