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This law was first created in 1972. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 708 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 1972 \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 1973, chapter 546; in 1975, chapter 334.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":65778,"section_number":"2.2-2900","catch_line":"Short title; purpose","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-2900\/"}],"permalink":{"id":162219,"object_type":"law","relational_id":67637,"identifier":"16.1-69.39","token":"16.1\/4.1\/4\/16.1-69.39","url":"\/16.1-69.39\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/16.1-69.39\/","token":"16.1\/4.1\/4\/16.1-69.39","dublin_core":{"Title":"Appointment of personnel","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 16.1-69.39","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

All personnel shall be appointed by, serve at the pleasure of, and be subject to removal by the chief judge<\/span> of the district court<\/span> in which they serve. In the event of any personnel authorized to serve in both a general district court<\/span> and juvenile and domestic relations district court<\/span> within any district, appointments and removals shall be made by the chief judges<\/span> of such courts<\/span> and in the event of a tie vote on any such matter the chief judges<\/span> of the district shall certify such fact<\/span> to the Committee on District Courts<\/span> who shall decide the matter. The provisions of this section shall not be applicable in the event of authorization for any deputy circuit<\/span> court<\/span> clerk or deputy clerk to serve any district court<\/span>. Personnel subject to the provisions of this article shall not be subject to the Virginia Personnel Act (\u00a7 2.2-2900<\/a> et seq.).<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAPPOINTMENT OF PERSONNEL (\u00a7 16.1-69.39)\n\nAll personnel shall be appointed by, serve at the pleasure of, and be subject to\nremoval by the chief judge of the district court in which they serve. In the\nevent of any personnel authorized to serve in both a general district court and\njuvenile and domestic relations district court within any district, appointments\nand removals shall be made by the chief judges of such courts and in the event\nof a tie vote on any such matter the chief judges of the district shall certify\nsuch fact to the Committee on District Courts who shall decide the matter. The\nprovisions of this section shall not be applicable in the event of authorization\nfor any deputy circuit court clerk or deputy clerk to serve any district court.\nPersonnel subject to the provisions of this article shall not be subject to the\nVirginia Personnel Act (\u00a7 2.2-2900 et seq.).\n\nHISTORY: 1972, c. 708; 1973, c. 546; 1975, c. 334.","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}}