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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 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 1978, chapter 452; in 2001, chapter 844<\/a>; in 2004, chapter 1000<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":164063,"object_type":"law","relational_id":65068,"identifier":"17.1-901","token":"17.1\/9\/17.1-901","url":"\/17.1-901\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/17.1-901\/","token":"17.1\/9\/17.1-901","dublin_core":{"Title":"Commission created; membership and terms of office","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 17.1-901","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

There is created a Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission<\/span> in the judiciary branch of government, composed of seven persons who shall be citizens and residents of the Commonwealth. The members of the Commission<\/span> shall be chosen by the vote of a majority of the members elected to each house of the General Assembly. The Commission<\/span> shall elect a chairman and vice-chairman annually from its membership.\n\t\tThe Commission<\/span> shall consist of three judicial members, who shall be (i) one active judge<\/span> of a circuit<\/span> court<\/span>, (ii) one active judge<\/span> of a general district court<\/span> and (iii) one active judge<\/span> of a juvenile and domestic relations district court<\/span>; two lawyer members, who shall be active members of the Virginia State Bar who are not judges<\/span> and who have practiced law<\/span> in the Commonwealth for 15 or more years immediately preceding their appointment; and two public members who shall not be active or retired judges<\/span> and shall never have been licensed lawyers.\n\t\tAfter the initial appointments, the term<\/span> of office of each member shall be four years commencing on July 1. No member of the Commission<\/span> shall be eligible to serve more than two consecutive terms<\/span>. The remainder of any term<\/span> to which a member is appointed to fill a vacancy shall not constitute a term<\/span> in determining the member’s eligibility for reappointment.\n\t\tCommission<\/span> membership terminates whenever a member resigns or ceases to possess the qualifications that made him eligible for appointment. During any vacancy, which may exist while the General Assembly is not in session, the Governor may appoint a successor to serve until 30 days after the commencement of the next session of the General Assembly. Upon election of a successor by the General Assembly, the new member of the Commission<\/span> shall serve for the remainder of the term<\/span> of office of his predecessor.\n\t\tAny member of the Commission<\/span> who is the subject of an investigation or hearing<\/span> by it or is otherwise personally involved therein shall be disqualified by the Commission<\/span> from acting in such proceedings. In such a case the Governor shall appoint a person possessing the original qualifications of such member as prescribed by this section to serve temporarily as a substitute member of the Commission<\/span> in such proceedings.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCOMMISSION CREATED; MEMBERSHIP AND TERMS OF OFFICE (\u00a7 17.1-901)\n\nThere is created a Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission in the judiciary\nbranch of government, composed of seven persons who shall be citizens and\nresidents of the Commonwealth. The members of the Commission shall be chosen by\nthe vote of a majority of the members elected to each house of the General\nAssembly. The Commission shall elect a chairman and vice-chairman annually from\nits membership.\n\t\tThe Commission shall consist of three judicial members, who shall be (i) one\nactive judge of a circuit court, (ii) one active judge of a general district\ncourt and (iii) one active judge of a juvenile and domestic relations district\ncourt; two lawyer members, who shall be active members of the Virginia State Bar\nwho are not judges and who have practiced law in the Commonwealth for 15 or more\nyears immediately preceding their appointment; and two public members who shall\nnot be active or retired judges and shall never have been licensed lawyers.\n\t\tAfter the initial appointments, the term of office of each member shall be\nfour years commencing on July 1. No member of the Commission shall be eligible\nto serve more than two consecutive terms. The remainder of any term to which a\nmember is appointed to fill a vacancy shall not constitute a term in determining\nthe member’s eligibility for reappointment.\n\t\tCommission membership terminates whenever a member resigns or ceases to\npossess the qualifications that made him eligible for appointment. During any\nvacancy, which may exist while the General Assembly is not in session, the\nGovernor may appoint a successor to serve until 30 days after the commencement\nof the next session of the General Assembly. Upon election of a successor by the\nGeneral Assembly, the new member of the Commission shall serve for the remainder\nof the term of office of his predecessor.\n\t\tAny member of the Commission who is the subject of an investigation or hearing\nby it or is otherwise personally involved therein shall be disqualified by the\nCommission from acting in such proceedings. In such a case the Governor shall\nappoint a person possessing the original qualifications of such member as\nprescribed by this section to serve temporarily as a substitute member of the\nCommission in such proceedings.\n\nHISTORY: 1971, Ex. Sess., c. 154, \u00a7 2.1-37.3; 1978, c. 452; 2001, c. 844; 2004,\nc. 1000.","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}}