as introduced - 81st Legislature (1999 - 2000) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
Engrossments | ||
---|---|---|
Introduction | Posted on 02/08/1999 |
1.1 A bill for an act 1.2 relating to courts; increasing the number of district 1.3 court judges; appropriating money; amending Minnesota 1.4 Statutes 1998, section 2.722, subdivision 1. 1.5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 2.722, 1.7 subdivision 1, is amended to read: 1.8 Subdivision 1. [DESCRIPTION.] Effective July 1, 1959, the 1.9 state is divided into ten judicial districts composed of the 1.10 following named counties, respectively, in each of which 1.11 districts judges shall be chosen as hereinafter specified: 1.12 1. Goodhue, Dakota, Carver, Le Sueur, McLeod, Scott, and 1.13 Sibley;2833 judges; and four permanent chambers shall be 1.14 maintained in Red Wing, Hastings, Shakopee, and Glencoe and one 1.15 other shall be maintained at the place designated by the chief 1.16 judge of the district; 1.17 2. Ramsey;2426 judges; 1.18 3. Wabasha, Winona, Houston, Rice, Olmsted, Dodge, Steele, 1.19 Waseca, Freeborn, Mower, and Fillmore; 22 judges; and permanent 1.20 chambers shall be maintained in Faribault, Albert Lea, Austin, 1.21 Rochester, and Winona; 1.22 4. Hennepin;5762 judges; 1.23 5. Blue Earth, Watonwan, Lyon, Redwood, Brown, Nicollet, 1.24 Lincoln, Cottonwood, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Rock, Faribault, 1.25 Martin, and Jackson;1716 judges; and permanent chambers shall 2.1 be maintained in Marshall, Windom, Fairmont, New Ulm, and 2.2 Mankato; 2.3 6. Carlton, St. Louis, Lake, and Cook; 15 judges; 2.4 7. Benton, Douglas, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Otter Tail, 2.5 Stearns, Todd, Clay, Becker, and Wadena;2225 judges; and 2.6 permanent chambers shall be maintained in Moorhead, Fergus 2.7 Falls, Little Falls, and St. Cloud; 2.8 8. Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Meeker, Renville, 2.9 Swift, Yellow Medicine, Big Stone, Grant, Pope, Stevens, 2.10 Traverse, and Wilkin; 11 judges; and permanent chambers shall be 2.11 maintained in Morris, Montevideo, and Willmar; 2.12 9. Norman, Polk, Marshall, Kittson, Red Lake, Roseau, 2.13 Mahnomen, Pennington, Aitkin, Itasca, Crow Wing, Hubbard, 2.14 Beltrami, Lake of the Woods, Clearwater, Cass and Koochiching; 2.152023 judges; and permanent chambers shall be maintained in 2.16 Crookston, Thief River Falls, Bemidji, Brainerd, Grand Rapids, 2.17 and International Falls; and 2.18 10. Anoka, Isanti, Wright, Sherburne, Kanabec, Pine, 2.19 Chisago, and Washington;3539 judges; and permanent chambers 2.20 shall be maintained in Anoka, Stillwater, and other places 2.21 designated by the chief judge of the district. 2.22 Sec. 2. [APPROPRIATION.] 2.23 $....... is appropriated from the general fund to the 2.24 supreme court for increasing the number of trial judges as 2.25 provided in section 1, to be available until June 30, 2001. 2.26 Sec. 3. [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 2.27 Sections 1 and 2 are effective July 1, 1999.