§ 16.1-69.9:1 Appointment, terms, etc., of substitute judges
A. Substitute judges shall be appointed by the chief judge of the circuit court having jurisdiction within the district for a term of six years.
B. Each substitute judge shall be appointed to serve every general district court and every juvenile and domestic relations district court within the judicial district for which the appointment is made.
C. No person shall be appointed under this section until he has submitted his fingerprints to be used for the conduct of a national criminal records search and a Virginia criminal history records search, submitted to a search of the central registry maintained pursuant to § 63.2-1515 for any founded complaint of child abuse or neglect, and provided a written statement of economic interests on the disclosure form prescribed in § 2.2-3117. No person with a criminal conviction for a felony shall be appointed as a substitute judge.
History
This law was first created in 1973. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 546 of that year’s edition of “Acts of Assembly,” the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1973 “Acts” aren’t available online. It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by “The Acts of Assembly,” a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly’s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1975, chapter 334; in 2004, chapter 452; in 2018, chapter 578.
1973, c. 546; 1975, c. 334; 2004, c. 452; 2018, c. 578.