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It shall be within the discretion of any judge who has attained age 70 to accept such recall.C\n\nAny judge recalled to duty under this section shall have all the powers, duties, and privileges attendant on the position he is recalled to serve.D\n\nNotwithstanding the provisions of subsection A, the Chief Justice may call upon and authorize any judge of a district court whose retirement becomes effective during the interim period between regularly scheduled sessions of the General Assembly to sit in recall either to (i) hear a specific case or cases pursuant to the provisions of § 16.1-69.35, which designation shall continue in effect for the duration of the case or cases, or (ii) perform, for a period of time not to exceed 90 days at any one time, such judicial duties in any district court as the Chief Justice shall deem in the public interest for the expeditious disposition of the business of the courts.E\n\nAll retired district court judges who have requested to sit in recall shall be evaluated during the final year of the three-year period following qualification by the House and Senate Committees for Courts of Justice using an evaluation form prepared and distributed by the Office of the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia. An annual report containing the results of such evaluations conducted that year shall be prepared and transmitted to the House and Senate Committees for Courts of Justice by the first day of the next regular session of the General Assembly.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":240269,"text":"The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court may call upon any judge of a district court who is retired under the Judicial Retirement System (§ 51.1-300 et seq.) and who has been found qualified within the preceding three years by the House and Senate Committees for Courts of Justice to (i) hear a specific case or cases pursuant to the provisions of § 16.1-69.35 with such designation to continue in effect for the duration of the case or cases or (ii) perform, for a period not to exceed 90 days at any one time, such judicial duties in any district court as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court shall deem in the public interest for the expeditious disposition of the business of such courts.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":240270,"text":"It shall be the obligation of any retired judge who is recalled to temporary service under this section and who has not attained age 70 to accept the recall and perform the duties assigned. 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This law was first created in 1990. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 832 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1990 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 2014, chapter 776<\/a>; in 2022, chapter 532<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":74349,"section_number":"16.1-69.35","catch_line":"Administrative duties of chief district judge","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-69.35\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":74349,"section_number":"16.1-69.35","catch_line":"Administrative duties of chief district judge","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-69.35\/"},{"id":73479,"section_number":"51.1-300","catch_line":"Judicial Retirement System continued; administration; application of provisions of Virginia Retirement System","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.1-300\/"}],"permalink":{"id":162079,"object_type":"law","relational_id":66141,"identifier":"16.1-69.22:1","token":"16.1\/4.1\/2\/16.1-69.22_1","url":"\/16.1-69.22_1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/16.1-69.22_1\/","token":"16.1\/4.1\/2\/16.1-69.22_1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Temporary recall of retired district court judges; evaluation","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 16.1-69.22:1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court<\/span> may call upon any judge<\/span> of a district court<\/span> who is retired under the Judicial Retirement System (§ 51.1-300<\/a> et seq.) and who has been found qualified within the preceding three years by the House and Senate Committees for Courts<\/span> of Justice to (i) hear a specific case or cases pursuant to the provisions of § 16.1-69.35<\/a> with such designation to continue in effect for the duration of the case or cases or (ii) perform, for a period not to exceed 90 days at any one time, such judicial duties in any district court<\/span> as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court<\/span> shall deem in the public interest for the expeditious disposition<\/span> of the business of such courts<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> It shall be the obligation of any retired judge<\/span> who is recalled to temporary service under this section and who has not attained age 70 to accept the recall and perform the duties assigned. It shall be within the discretion of any judge<\/span> who has attained age 70 to accept such recall. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Any judge<\/span> recalled to duty under this section shall have all the powers, duties, and privileges<\/span> attendant on the position he is recalled to serve. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection A, the Chief Justice may call upon and authorize any judge<\/span> of a district court<\/span> whose retirement becomes effective during the interim period between regularly scheduled sessions of the General Assembly to sit in recall either to (i) hear a specific case or cases pursuant to the provisions of § 16.1-69.35<\/a>, which designation shall continue in effect for the duration of the case or cases, or (ii) perform, for a period of time not to exceed 90 days at any one time, such judicial duties in any district court<\/span> as the Chief Justice shall deem in the public interest for the expeditious disposition<\/span> of the business of the courts<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> All retired district court<\/span> judges<\/span> who have requested to sit in recall shall be evaluated during the final year of the three-year period following qualification by the House and Senate Committees for Courts<\/span> of Justice using an evaluation form prepared and distributed by the Office of the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court<\/span> of Virginia. An annual report containing the results of such evaluations conducted that year shall be prepared and transmitted to the House and Senate Committees for Courts<\/span> of Justice by the first day of the next regular session of the General Assembly. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nTEMPORARY RECALL OF RETIRED DISTRICT COURT JUDGES; EVALUATION (\u00a7 16.1-69.22:1)\n\nA. The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court may call upon any judge of a district\ncourt who is retired under the Judicial Retirement System (§ 51.1-300 et\nseq.) and who has been found qualified within the preceding three years by the\nHouse and Senate Committees for Courts of Justice to (i) hear a specific case or\ncases pursuant to the provisions of § 16.1-69.35 with such designation to\ncontinue in effect for the duration of the case or cases or (ii) perform, for a\nperiod not to exceed 90 days at any one time, such judicial duties in any\ndistrict court as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court shall deem in the\npublic interest for the expeditious disposition of the business of such courts.\n\nB. It shall be the obligation of any retired judge who is recalled to temporary\nservice under this section and who has not attained age 70 to accept the recall\nand perform the duties assigned. It shall be within the discretion of any judge\nwho has attained age 70 to accept such recall.\n\nC. Any judge recalled to duty under this section shall have all the powers,\nduties, and privileges attendant on the position he is recalled to serve.\n\nD. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection A, the Chief Justice may call\nupon and authorize any judge of a district court whose retirement becomes\neffective during the interim period between regularly scheduled sessions of the\nGeneral Assembly to sit in recall either to (i) hear a specific case or cases\npursuant to the provisions of § 16.1-69.35, which designation shall\ncontinue in effect for the duration of the case or cases, or (ii) perform, for a\nperiod of time not to exceed 90 days at any one time, such judicial duties in\nany district court as the Chief Justice shall deem in the public interest for\nthe expeditious disposition of the business of the courts.\n\nE. All retired district court judges who have requested to sit in recall shall\nbe evaluated during the final year of the three-year period following\nqualification by the House and Senate Committees for Courts of Justice using an\nevaluation form prepared and distributed by the Office of the Executive\nSecretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia. An annual report containing the\nresults of such evaluations conducted that year shall be prepared and\ntransmitted to the House and Senate Committees for Courts of Justice by the\nfirst day of the next regular session of the General Assembly.\n\nHISTORY: 1990, c. 832; 2014, c. 776; 2022, c. 532.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}