Abolish Justice Courts

JUSTICE COURTS. LEGISLATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. • Effective January 1, 1995, eliminates justice courts; elevates existing justice courts to municipal courts; and unifies justice courts within municipal courts. Continues number, qualifications, compensation of judges and personnel, until modified by Legislature. • Authorizes Legislature to provide for organization and jurisdiction of municipal courts, and to prescribe number, qualifications and compensation of municipal court judges, staff. • Makes conforming changes to composition of Judicial Council, appellate jurisdiction of Superior Court. Summary of Legislative Analyst\u27s Estimate of Net State and Local Government Fiscal Impact: • Probably no significant fiscal impact on state or local governments