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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 8 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 1968, chapter 387; in 1972, chapter 708; in 1973, chapter 546; in 1984, chapter 703; in 1987, chapter 141; in 1998, chapter 872<\/a>; in 2004, chapter 1000<\/a>; in 2008, chapter 115<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":163973,"object_type":"law","relational_id":57150,"identifier":"17.1-700","token":"17.1\/7\/1\/17.1-700","url":"\/17.1-700\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/17.1-700\/","token":"17.1\/7\/1\/17.1-700","dublin_core":{"Title":"Composition of Council; committees","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 17.1-700","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Judicial Council shall be established in the judiciary branch of state government and composed of 14 members consisting of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court<\/span>, one judge<\/span> of the Court<\/span> of Appeals<\/span>, six circuit<\/span> court<\/span> judges<\/span>, one general district court<\/span> judge<\/span>, one juvenile and domestic relations district court<\/span> judge<\/span>, two attorneys qualified to practice in the Supreme Court<\/span>, and the Chairmen of the House and Senate Committees for Courts<\/span> of Justice or their designees who shall be members of the Courts<\/span> of Justice committees. The Council may appoint committees to aid it in the performance of its duties, and members of such committees need not be members of the Council.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCOMPOSITION OF COUNCIL; COMMITTEES (\u00a7 17.1-700)\n\nThe Judicial Council shall be established in the judiciary branch of state\ngovernment and composed of 14 members consisting of the Chief Justice of the\nSupreme Court, one judge of the Court of Appeals, six circuit court judges, one\ngeneral district court judge, one juvenile and domestic relations district court\njudge, two attorneys qualified to practice in the Supreme Court, and the\nChairmen of the House and Senate Committees for Courts of Justice or their\ndesignees who shall be members of the Courts of Justice committees. The Council\nmay appoint committees to aid it in the performance of its duties, and members\nof such committees need not be members of the Council.\n\nHISTORY: 1930, p. 788, \u00a7 17-222; Michie Code 1942, \u00a7 6571f; 1968, c. 387;\n1972, c. 708; 1973, c. 546; 1984, c. 703; 1987, c. 141; 1998, c. 872; 2004, c.\n1000; 2008, c. 115.","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}}