Prohibition against assignment of family court judge to circuit court; exceptions.

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No active family court judge may be assigned to preside over any official proceeding in the circuit court except that the Chief Justice may appoint an active family court judge as a special circuit court judge to accept grand jury presentments and to accept and impose sentences for pleas of guilty and nolo contendere.

HISTORY: 1990 Act No. 610, Part III, Section 4, eff July 1, 1991; 1992 Act No. 355, Section 2, eff May 4, 1992.


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