Virginia SB 793 — Court of Appeals of Virginia; increases maximum number of judges, hearings en banc.
Virginia, 2027. SB 793: Court of Appeals of Virginia; increases maximum number of judges, hearings en banc.
Latest action
July 21, 2026 — Continued from last session
Summary
Maximum number of judges on the Court of Appeals of Virginia; hearings en banc. Increases from 17 to 21 the maximum number of authorized judges on the Court of Appeals of Virginia. The bill provides that the Supreme Court of Virginia shall prescribe by rule the number of judges needed for the Court of Appeals to sit en banc, and that such number shall not be fewer than 13 judges.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 17.1-400 and 17.1-402 of the Code of Virginia, relating to maximum number of judges on the Court of Appeals of Virginia; hearings en banc.
Sponsors
- Scott A. Surovell — primary sponsor
Bill text
Courts of Justice Substitute Read version ↗ Read version ↗ Read version ↗ Read version ↗
Introduced Read version ↗ Read version ↗
Recorded votes
No roll-call votes were supplied for this bill. This does not imply that no vote occurred.
Legislative history
- Continued from last session
- Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 1-N)
- Committee substitute printed 26106480D-S1
- Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N)
- Senate committee offered
- Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB793)
- Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- Presented and ordered printed 26106064D
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