Virginia § 16.1-69.9:1 - Appointment, terms, etc., of substitute judges
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 16.1-69.9:1 — Appointment, terms, etc., of substitute judges, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 16.1-69.9:1. Appointment, terms, etc., of substitute judges
A. Substitute judges shall be appointed by the chief judge of the circuit court having jurisdiction within the district for a term of six years.
B. Each substitute judge shall be appointed to serve every general district court and every juvenile and domestic relations district court within the judicial district for which the appointment is made.
C. No person shall be appointed under this section until he has submitted his fingerprints to be used for the conduct of a national criminal records search and a Virginia criminal history records search, submitted to a search of the central registry maintained pursuant to § 63.2-1515 for any founded complaint of child abuse or neglect, and provided a written statement of economic interests on the disclosure form prescribed in § 2.2-3117. No person with a criminal conviction for a felony shall be appointed as a substitute judge.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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