SB0539 - Tennessee: Courts, Appeal, Courts, Supreme Court Of Tennessee, Election Laws, Titles, Short

Companion Bill HB0566. Election Laws - Institutes popular elections for supreme court justices and all appellate judges; abolishes the Tennessee plan of judicial selection; enacts "Tennessee Judicial Public Campaign Financing Act." - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 10; Title 4, Chapter 1, Part 2; Title 16, Chapter 5; Title 16, Chapter 3; Title 16, Chapter 4; Title 17, Chapter 1 and Title 17, Chapter 4. Fiscal Summary for *SB0539 / HB0566Increase State Expenditures - Net Impact - $14,800 Recurring $5,000 One-Time Bill Summary for *SB0539 / HB0566 ELECTION OF JUDGES This bill abolishes the present law "Tennessee plan" for electing, appointing and evaluating appellate court judges (i.e., judges of the state court of appeals, court of criminal appeals, and supreme court) and instead provides for the popular election [...]

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