CHAPTER 135

An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding thereto a new section
numbered 17-154.1, relating to an additional judge for the Hustings
Court of the City of Richmond, Part Two. CH 264)

Approved March 7, 1968

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia be amended by adding a new section
numbered 17-154.1 as follows:

§ 17-154.1. Additional judge for Hustings Court, Part Two.—/(a)
There shall be an additional judge for the Hustings Court of the City
of Richmond, Part Two, with like qualification and to be elected in the
same manner as the other judge of said court. The powers, duties, juris-
diction and authority of said additional judge, except as hereinafter pro-
vided, 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.

(b) The provisions of § 17-137.1 of the Code of Virginia shall apply
mutatis mutandis to the original election or appointment of said addi.
tional judge.

(c) The appointment of guardians ad litem and receivers, and any
other appointments incident to the trial, hearing or disposition of any
judicial proceeding may be made by either judge of said court except
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 17-153.1 of the Code of Virginia be amended and reenacted
as follows:

§ 17-153.1. Additional judges for Hustings Court.—(a) There shall
be * two additional judges for the Hustings Court of the City of Richmond
with like qualification and to be elected in the same manner as the * senior
judge of said court. The powers, duties, jurisdiction and authority of said
additional judges, except as hereinafter provided, shall be the same as
now or hereinafter provided by law for the * senior judge of said court and
may be exercised at the same time as the * senior judge of said court is
exercising the powers conferred upon him. _

(bo) The provisions of § 17-137.1 of the Code of Virginia shall apply
mutatis mutandis to the original election or appointment of said additional
judges.

(c) The appointment of guardians ad litem and receivers, and any
other appointments incident to the trial, hearing or disposition of any
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 senior judge of said court.

(e) The judge of said court longest in continuous service shall be the
senior judge of said court. 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 judges, during * their tenure, shall have the same powers and
duties of the senior judge. ;

(f) The salary of said additional judges of said court shall be as
prescribed by law. .

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

CHAPTER 135

An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding thereto a new section
numbered 17-154.1, relating to an additional judge for the Hustings
Court of the City of Richmond, Part Two. CH 264]

Approved March 7, 1968

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia be amended by adding a new section
numbered 17-154.1 as follows:

§ 17-154.1. Additional judge for Hustings Court, Part Two.—(a)
There shall be an additional judge for the Hustings Court of the City
of Richmond, Part Two, with like qualification and to be elected in the
same manner as the other judge of said court. The powers, duties, juris-
diction and authority of said additional judge, except as hereinafter pro-
vided, 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.

(b) The provisions of § 17-187.1 of the Code of Virginia shall apply
mutatis mutandis to the original election or appointment of said addi.
tional judge.

(c) The appointment of guardians ad litem and receivers, and any
other appointments incident to the trial, hearing or disposition of any
judicial proceeding may be made by either judge of said court except
(28) Twenty-third—none;

(24) Twenty-fourth—none;

(25) Twenty-fifth—none;

(26) Twenty-sixth—none;

(27) Twenty-seventh—one;

(28) Twenty-eighth—two;

(29) Twenty-ninth—none;

(30) Thirtieth—none;

(31) Thirty-first—none;

(82) Thirty-second—two;

(83) Thirty-third—none;

(84) Thirty-fourth—none;

(85) Thirty-fifth—three;

(86) Thirty-sixth—none;

(87) Thirty-seventh—one;

(88) Thirty-eighth—none;

(89) Thirtyninth—none;

(40) Fortieth—none.

The office, and vacancies occurring therein, shall be filled in the
manner and for the term provided by general law for the filling of vacan-
cies in the office of judges of circuit courts or for choosing the judge when
a new or additional circuit has been created.

In any such judicial circuit where an additional judge is authorized
and chosen under the provisions hereof, the judge who is senior in point
of service as judge of the circuit for which he is so chosen shall be the
senior judge of the circuit and shall have authority to assign the work
of the circuit as between judges, but no order of court shall be necessary
to establish the authority of either judge to act.

Except as hereinafter provided, the senior judge shall exclusively
exercise the powers of appointment conferred upon circuit judges in
filling vacancies in offices established by the Constitution of Virginia which
may be filled by the judge of a circuit or corporation court and in filling
vacancies occurring in the office of county Judge and school trustee elec-
toral board, if there be one. All other appointments may be exercised con-
currently or individually by the judges.

In * the thirty-fifth circuit, the senior judge and any additional judge
or judges thereof shall exercise jointly all powers of appointment conferred
upon circuit judges, except the appointment of guardians ad litem,
guardians for infants, guardians or committees for insane or incompetents,
receivers, personal representatives, counsel for indigents and any other
appointment incident to the trial, hearing or disposition of any cause
or action to be determined or acted upon by the court, which powers shall
be exercised concurrently by the judges. Appointments by such judges on
matters relating to such joint exercise of powers of appointment shall
be in accordance with a majority vote of all such judges. In the event
they are not able to obtain a majority the senior judge may make the
appointment.

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