                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

CHIEF MAGISTRATES (§ 19.2-36)

A. The Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia may appoint chief
magistrates, for the purpose of assisting in the training of the magistrates and
being responsible to the Executive Secretary for the conduct of the magistrates
and to further assist the Office of the Executive Secretary in the operation of
one or more of the magisterial regions. The chief magistrate shall exercise
direct daily supervision over the magistrates he supervises and shall have the
power to suspend without pay a magistrate after consultation and with the
concurrence of the Executive Secretary.

B. To be eligible for appointment as chief magistrate, a person shall meet all
of the qualifications of a magistrate under &#xA7; 19.2-37 and must be a member
in good standing of the Virginia State Bar. His appointment as chief magistrate
shall terminate effective on the date on which his membership in good standing
ceases. The requirements of this subsection relating to membership in the
Virginia State Bar shall not apply to any person appointed as a chief magistrate
before July 1, 2008, who continues in that capacity without a break in service.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 19.1-384; 1973, c. 545; 1974, c. 484; 1975, c. 495; 1984,
c. 37; 2004, c. 370; 2008, cc. 551, 691.