Virginia § 16.1-69.39 - Appointment of personnel
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 16.1-69.39 — Appointment of personnel, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 16.1-69.39. Appointment of personnel
All personnel shall be appointed by, serve at the pleasure of, and be subject to removal by the chief judge of the district court in which they serve. In the event of any personnel authorized to serve in both a general district court and juvenile and domestic relations district court within any district, appointments and removals shall be made by the chief judges of such courts and in the event of a tie vote on any such matter the chief judges of the district shall certify such fact to the Committee on District Courts who shall decide the matter. The provisions of this section shall not be applicable in the event of authorization for any deputy circuit court clerk or deputy clerk to serve any district court. Personnel subject to the provisions of this article shall not be subject to the Virginia Personnel Act (§ 2.2-2900 et seq.).
1972, c. 708; 1973, c. 546; 1975, c. 334.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 16.1-69.39 ("Appointment of personnel") is part of the Code of Virginia, the codified statutory law of Virginia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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