Virginia § 15.2-2135 - Disputes between jurisdictions involving dams or water impoundment; constitution of special court; vacancies occurring during trial
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§ 15.2-2135. Disputes between jurisdictions involving dams or water impoundment; constitution of special court; vacancies occurring during trial
A. The special court to hear a case between jurisdictions involving a dam or water impoundment shall be composed of three judges of circuit courts remote from the jurisdictions of the parties involved. The judges shall be designated by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia. The special court shall sit without a jury.
B. If a vacancy occurs on the special court at any time prior to the final disposition of the case, the vacancy shall be filled by designation of another judge and the proceeding shall continue.
1976, c. 69, § 15.1-37.1:1; 1997, c. 587.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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