Proposition Summary

JUSTICE COURTS. LEGISLATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. • Effective January 1, 1995, eliminates justice courts; elevates existing justice courts to municipal courts; and unifies justice courts within municipal courts. Continues number, qualifications, compensation of judges and personnel, until modified by Legislature. • Authorizes Legislature to provide for organization and jurisdiction of municipal courts, and to prescribe number, qualifications and compensation of municipal court judges, staff. • Makes conforming changes to composition of Judicial Council, appellate jurisdiction of Superior Court. Summary of Legislative Analyst's Estimate of Net State and Local Government Fiscal Impact: • Probably no significant fiscal impact on state or local governments.

Proposition Number

191

Year

1994

Document Type

Proposition

Pass/Fail

Pass

Legislative Vote Results

Final Votes Cast by the Legislature on SCA 7 (Proposition 191: Assembly - Ayes, 79; Noes, 0 -- Senate - Ayes, 39; Noes, 0 --

Popular Vote Results

Y: 4414652; A: 61.1; N: 2816425; B: 38.9

Election Type

General Election

Proposition Type

lca

For Author

ROBERT PRESLEY, State Senator, 36th District; E. MAC AMOS, JR., President, California Judges Association; CARLOS C. LAROCHE, Judge of the Mariposa Justice Court --

Against Author

GARY B. WESLEY, Attorney at Law --

Rebuttal Author

GARY B. WESLEY, Attorney at Law --

Rebuttal Against Author

ROBERT PRESLEY, State Senator, 36th District; E. MAC AMOS, JR., President, California Judges Association; CARLOS C. LAROCHE, Judge of the Mariposa Justice Court --

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