CHAPTER 96

An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding thereto in Chapter 7
of Title 17 an article numbered 2.1, containing sections numbered
17-195.1 through 17-195.6, which article provides for an additional
judge of the Court of Law and Chancery of the City of Norfolk, pre-
sertbes his powers, duties, jurisdiction, salary and authority, his term
of office, a senior judge of said court and the allowance of compensa-
tion for the clerk thereof. tH 67)

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Approved February 25, 1958

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1, That the Code of Virginia be amended by adding thereto in Chapter-7
of Title 17 an article numbered 2.1, containing sections numbered 17-195.1
through 17-195.6, as follows:

Article 2.1

Additional Judge For Court of Law and Chancery.

§ 17-195.1. That from and after July 1, 1958, there shall be an ad-
ditional judge for the Court of Law and Chancery of the City of Norfolk
with like qualification and to be elected in the same manner as the other
judge of said court. The powers, duties, jurisdiction and authority of said
additional judge, except as hereinafter provided, shall be the same as now
or hereinafter provided by law for the other judge of said court and may
be exercised at the same time as the other judge of said court is exercising
the powers conferred upon him.

§ 17-195.2. Said additional judge shall be elected, and a vacancy
occurring therein shall be filled, in the same manner and for the same term
provided by general law applicable to the filling of vacancies in the office
of judge of Circuit Courts. If a judge of a court of record of the city of
Norfolk is elected as said additional judge and submits to the Governor
his resignation of his present office, effective on or before July one, nine-
teen hundred fifty-eight, the Governor shall transmit such resignation to
the General Assembly; and the General Assembly, if in session when such
resignation is submitted, shall elect, or if the General Assembly is not in
session, the Governor shall appoint the judge to fill the vacancy occurring
by reason of such resignation. Except as herein provided, the provisions of
§ 17-137.1 of the Code of Virginia shall apply mutatis mutandis to the
original election or appointment of said additional judge.

§ 17-195.8. The appointment of guardians ad litem and receivers,
and any other appointments incident to the trial, hearing or disposition of
any suit in chancery, action at law or other judicial proceeding may be made
by any judge of said court except where a judge has begun presiding in
any such proceeding, in which event such judge shall make the
appointment. .

Appointments to fill any public office or any vacancy of any public
office shall be made by the concurring vote of both judges of said court
ei, in the event they are unable to agree, the senior judge shall make

e same.
§ 17-195.4. The judge of said court of law and chancery longest in
continuous service shall be the senior judge of said court, and if two or
more of the judges of said court shall have so served for the same period,
the senior in years of these shall be the senior judge. The senior judge
shall have authority to assign the work of said court as between the judges
thereof, the entry of an order being unnecessary for such assignment, and,
except as herein provided, the other judge, during his tenure, shall have
the same powers and duties of the senior judge. _ .

§ 17-195.5. The salary of said additional judge of said court shall
be as prescribed by law. .

§ 17-195.6. In computing the compensation of the clerk of said
court the said additional judge shall be considered and taken as an ad-
ditional court served by said clerk.

2. An emergency exists and this act is in force from its passage.