California Proposition 91, Justice Court Judges Amendment (1988)
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| Topic State judiciary |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
California Proposition 91 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in California on November 8, 1988. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported establishing justice courts as courts of record, requiring the legislature to set the salaries and retirement benefits for judges of these courts, and requiring justice court judges to be attorneys and to be members of the state bar for five years before becoming a judge. |
A “no” vote opposed establishing justice courts as courts of record, requiring the legislature to set the salaries and retirement benefits for judges of these courts, and requiring justice court judges to be attorneys and to be members of the state bar for five years before becoming a judge. |
Election results
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California Proposition 91 |
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5,966,766 | 70.69% | ||
| No | 2,474,255 | 29.31% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 91 was as follows:
| “ | Justice Courts. Eligibility. | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | JUSTICE COURTS. ELIGIBILITY. LEGISLATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. Amends the State Constitution to provide that justice courts are courts of record and that a person is ineligible to be a justice court judge unless the person has been a member of the State Bar or served as a judge of a court of record in California for five years immediately preceding selection. Makes changes operative on January 1, 1990. Exempts justice court judges who held office on January 1, 1988, from the 5-year membership or service requirement. Makes exemption operative only until January 1, 1995. Summary of Legislative Analyst's estimate of net state and local government fiscal impact: By itself, this measure would have no fiscal effect. but would depend on actions taken by the Legislature to implement it. The counties affected by the measure would have costs or savings to the extent that legislative changes in the salaries and/or retirement benefits of justice court judges would differ from those the counties would otherwise have made. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the California Constitution
A two-thirds vote was needed in each chamber of the California State Legislature to refer the constitutional amendment to the ballot for voter consideration.
See also
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Footnotes
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