SENATE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING COMMITTEE: Jurisprudence TIME & DATE: 12:57PM, Wednesday, April 4, 2001 PLACE: Sen. West's Desk CHAIR: Senator Royce West ___________________________________________________________________________ To consider the following pending business: SB 129 Duncan Relating to the appointment and nonpartisan retention or rejection of appellate justices and judges and to elimination of a straight-party vote in connection with district judges. SB 720 West, Royce Relating to regulating certain political contributions made by judicial candidates and officeholders. SB 822 West, Royce Relating to the regulation of political contributions to judicial candidates and officeholders. SB 913 Ogden Relating to a lien on a cause of action or claim of an individual who receives certain medical services. SB 1192 West, Royce Relating to the exclusive authority of the attorney general to represent the state before the United States Supreme Court in all matters. SJR 3 Duncan Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for gubernatorial appointment to fill vacancies in the offices of appellate justices and judges and for nonpartisan retention elections for those justices and judges. ___________________________________________________________________________