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                                                   HOUSE BILL NO. 1822

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State of Washington                              49th Legislature                              1986 Regular Session

By Representatives Appelwick and P. King

Read first time 1/23/86 and referred to Committee on Judiciary.

AN ACT Relating to judges pro tempore of the court of appeals; creating a new section; and providing an expiration date.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.     The chief justice of the supreme court may appoint attorneys to serve as judges pro tempore of the court of appeals pursuant to rules adopted by the supreme court.

          The rules shall be adopted by, and shall take effect on, July 1, 1986.  The rules shall establish qualifications for the attorneys appointed as judges pro tempore of the court of appeals.  Before entering upon the duties as judge pro tempore, the appointee shall take and subscribe an oath of office as provided for in Article IV, section 28 of the state Constitution.  No judge appointed under this section may serve more than ninety days.

          This section shall expire on July 1, 1987.  The expiration of this section shall not impair the authority of a judge appointed under this section to complete the decision of an appeal in which arguments have been heard and the decision is pending.