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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>69501</law_id><section_number>16.1-69.14</section_number><catch_line>Number of substitute judges</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>16.1-69.33</reference><reference>16.1-69.9</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="16.1">Courts Not of Record</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="4.1">District Courts</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="2">Districts; District Courts and Judges</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>The number of substitute <span class="dictionary">judges</span> shall be determined as follows:</p></section>
						<section id="a"><p><span class="prefix-number">a.</span> Substitute <span class="dictionary">judges</span> in office on June 30, 1975, shall be permitted to complete their terms; <a id="paragraph-251310" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/16.1-69.14/#a"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="b"><p><span class="prefix-number">b.</span> Subject to the expiration of such terms, the Committee on District <span class="dictionary">Courts</span> shall determine the number of substitute <span class="dictionary">judges</span> for each district which shall be necessary for the effective administration of justice. In determining the total number of substitute <span class="dictionary">judges</span> authorized for each district, the Committee shall consider, among other factors, the number of full-time and part-time <span class="dictionary">judges</span> serving the district. <a id="paragraph-251311" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/16.1-69.14/#b"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1972, c. 708; 1973, c. 546; 1975, c. 334.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
