2008 House Joint Resolution YY

Change Supreme Court justice nomination process

Introduced in the House

April 16, 2008

Introduced by Rep. LaMar Lemmons (D-2)

To place before voters in the next general election a Constitutional amendment to no longer have political party conventions select candidates for Supreme Court for the general election ballot. The measure does not specify how the candidates would be selected instead.

Referred to the Committee on Elections and Ethics