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1-1 Resolved by the Assembly and Senate of the State of Nevada,

1-2 Jointly, That section 20 of article 6 of the Constitution of the State of

1-3 Nevada be amended to read as follows:

1-4 Sec. 20. 1. When a vacancy occurs before the expiration of any term

1-5 of office in the supreme court or among the district judges, the governor

1-6 shall appoint a justice or judge from among three nominees selected for

1-7 such individual vacancy by the commission on judicial selection.

1-8 2. The term of office of any justice or judge so appointed expires on

1-9 the first Monday of January following the [next] first general election [.]

1-10 after the justice or judge has served for at least 12 months.

1-11 3. Each nomination for the supreme court shall be made by the

1-12 permanent commission, composed of:

1-13 (a) The chief justice or an associate justice designated by him;

1-14 (b) Three members of the State Bar of Nevada, a public corporation

1-15 created by statute, appointed by its board of governors; and

1-16 (c) Three persons, not members of the legal profession, appointed by

1-17 the governor.

2-1 4. Each nomination for the district court shall be made by a temporary

2-2 commission composed of:

2-3 (a) The permanent commission;

2-4 (b) A member of the State Bar of Nevada resident in the judicial district

2-5 in which the vacancy occurs, appointed by the board of governors of the

2-6 State Bar of Nevada; and

2-7 (c) A resident of such judicial district, not a member of the legal

2-8 profession, appointed by the governor.

2-9 5. If at any time the State Bar of Nevada ceases to exist as a public

2-10 corporation or ceases to include all attorneys admitted to practice before

2-11 the courts of this state, the legislature shall provide by law, or if it fails to

2-12 do so the court shall provide by rule, for the appointment of attorneys at

2-13 law to the positions designated in this section to be occupied by members

2-14 of the State Bar of Nevada.

2-15 6. The term of office of each appointive member of the permanent

2-16 commission, except the first members, is 4 years. Each appointing

2-17 authority shall appoint one of the members first appointed for a term of 2

2-18 years. If a vacancy occurs, the appointing authority shall fill the vacancy

2-19 for the unexpired term. The additional members of a temporary

2-20 commission shall be appointed when a vacancy occurs, and their terms

2-21 shall expire when the nominations for such vacancy have been transmitted

2-22 to the governor.

2-23 7. An appointing authority shall not appoint to the permanent

2-24 commission more than:

2-25 (a) One resident of any county.

2-26 (b) Two members of the same political party.

2-27 No member of the permanent commission may be a member of a

2-28 commission on judicial discipline.

2-29 8. After the expiration of 30 days from the date on which the

2-30 commission on judicial selection has delivered to him its list of nominees

2-31 for any vacancy, if the governor has not made the appointment required by

2-32 this section, he shall make no other appointment to any public office until

2-33 he has appointed a justice or judge from the list submitted.

2-34 If a commission on judicial selection is established by another section of

2-35 this constitution to nominate persons to fill vacancies on the supreme

2-36 court, such commission shall serve as the permanent commission

2-37 established by subsection 3 of this section.