Delaware: Delaware House unanimously approves measure that requires at least one supreme court justice to reside in Kent County, one in Sussex County, and two in New Castle County.

A review of state legislation affecting the courts

May 12, 2023 -- Since 2006, Gavel to Gavel has tracked state-by-state legislative activity with potential impact on state courts.

Notable legislation includes:

• Delaware House unanimously approves measure that requires at least one supreme court justice to reside in Kent County, one in Sussex County, and two in New Castle County.
• Colorado House and Senate conference committee agree on revisions to the state's judicial disciplinary system; constitutional amendment to implement the plan will appear on the November 2024 ballot.
• Colorado legislature approves plan to require almost all criminal proceedings be live-streamed online.
• Missouri legislature approves judicial privacy act; provides in part "No person, business, or association shall publicly post or display on the internet publicly available content that includes a judicial officer's personal information, provided that the judicial officer has made a written request to the person, business, or association that it refrain from disclosing the personal information."
• Texas Senate committee approves constitutional amendment to raise the mandatory age of retirement for state justices and judges from 75 to 79; House had previously approved the measure.