Bill: Draft Qualified Judiciary Act

[ToadKing]

CONGRESS OF THE
COMMONWEALTH OF REDMONT
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A BILL TO

AMEND THE CONSTITUTION




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The people of the Commonwealth of Redmont, through their elected Representatives in the Congress and the force of law ordained to that Congress by the people through the constitution, do hereby enact the following provisions into law:


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PART I — PRELIMINARIES

1. Short Title and Enactment

(1) This Act may be cited as the ‘Qualified Judiciary Act.’

(2) This Act shall be enacted immediately upon its signage.

(3) This Act has been authored by DPoS EATB and President Multiman155.

(4) This Act has been co-sponsored by Rep. ToadKing.

2. Reasons and Intent

(1) To rectify the current constitutional omission of mandatory legal prerequisites for judicial appointments, which currently permits the nomination and confirmation of individuals who may lack the specialised legal expertise necessary to effectively exercise judicial power.

(2) To safeguard the competency and integrity of the Judicial Branch by establishing objective educational standards; historical precedent indicates that the discretionary appointment process alone is insufficient to consistently ensure that members of the Judiciary possess the requisite legal qualifications to fulfil their constitutional duties.

PART II — AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION

3. Amendments

(1) §21 of the Constitution shall be amended as follows:

"21. Judicial Officers ‌
They are responsible for presiding over and delivering unbiased verdicts in all lawsuits.

(1) Magistrates are appointed by the Supreme Court to serve on the District Court.

(a) A Magistrate may be removed by the Supreme Court at any time.

(2) Federal Court Judges, Supreme Court Justices, and the Chief Justice are nominated by the President and approved by a majority of the Senate.

(a) In the absence of a Chief Justice, the most senior Justice by combined tenure on the Supreme Court serves as default Chief Justice until otherwise provided.

(b) If no Justices are available on the Supreme Court, the President must nominate a Justice or Chief Justice within one week.

(3) Qualifications for nomination:

(a) Chief Justice: 150 hours of total active playtime.

(b) Justice: 125 hours of total active playtime.

(c) Judge: 72 hours of total active playtime.

(d) All nominees and appointees to Judicial Officer positions must possess all legal qualifications required to practice law in front of the Supreme Court of the Commonwealth of Redmont at the time of their respective nomination or appointment."