Judges; nominations for election to general district court.
This bill establishes a process for nominating candidates to fill vacancies on general district court judgeships. It directly affects the selection mechanism for local court judges in Virginia's general district courts. The bill requires the governor to nominate qualified candidates, who are then elected by voters in the relevant district. (This is a procedural bill focused on the nomination and election process, not substantive law changes.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 14, 2025
Last action Mar 10, 2025
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This bill was formatted from an introduced draft to an enrolled version, primarily adding spacing and changing the status header from 'Introduced' to 'Enrolled'. The substantive content listing judicial nominees remains unchanged. This reflects the bill's final approval and preparation for signing into law.
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Changed document status from 'Introduced' to 'Enrolled' indicating final legislative approval
Added spacing and formatting lines throughout the document
Removed patron attribution line and session header formatting
Floor votes · House of Delegates Jan 14, 2025
How they voted
98–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 100
Jan 14, 2025
D
Democratic51
100% Yea
R
Republican49
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
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Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
2
Committee
0
Mar 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House (HR473ER)
lower
Jan 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Agreed to by House by voice vote
lower
Jan 14, 2025
Introduced
Presented, ordered printed (HR473)
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Michelle Maldonado
DDemocratic
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