HB1544: Judicial redistricting; revise for circuit courts.

Legislative Summary

An Act To Amend Sections 9-7-1, 9-7-3, 9-7-7, 9-7-11, 9-7-14, 9-7-15, 9-7-17, 9-7-21, 9-7-23, 9-7-25, 9-7-29, 9-7-31, 9-7-33, 9-7-35, 9-7-37, 9-7-39, 9-7-41, 9-7-42, 9-7-44, 9-7-46, 9-7-47, 9-7-49, 9-7-51, 9-7-54, 9-7-55, 9-7-57, 9-7-63 And 9-7-64, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Number Of Judges And Residency Requirements For The First, Second, Third, Fourth, Sixth, Seventh, Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh, Fourteenth, Fifteenth, Sixteenth, Seventeenth, Eighteenth, Nineteenth, Twentieth, Twenty-first, Twenty-second Circuit Court Districts; To Bring Forward Sections 9-7-5, 9-7-9, 9-7-13, 9-7-19, 9-7-20, 9-7-27, 9-7-32, 9-7-34, 9-7-43, 9-7-45 And 9-7-53, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide For The Number Of Judges And Terms For Circuit Courts For The First, Third, Fifth, Eighth, Tenth, Twelfth And Thirteenth Circuit Court Districts, For Purposes Of Amendment; To Amend Sections 25-31-5 And 25-31-10, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform The Number Of Assistant District Attorneys And Criminal Investigators; To Bring Forward Section 99-36-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For Victim Assistance Coordinators, For Purposes Of Amendment; And For Related Purposes.