1998-03-11                     House Journal                      Page 2588
HJR 47                                                                       
The Judiciary Committee has considered:                                        
                                                                               
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 47                                                 
Proposing amendments to the Constitution of the State of Alaska               
relating to the nomination, selection, appointment, and public                 
approval or rejection of justices of the supreme court and of judges           
of courts established by the legislature that have as an exclusive             
purpose the exercise of appellate jurisdiction over judicial acts and          
proceedings, and requiring legislative confirmation of those                   
justices and judges and of the appointed members of the judicial               
council.                                                                       
                                                                               
The report was signed by Representative Green, Chair, with the                 
following individual recommendations:                                          
                                                                               
Do pass (1):  Rokeberg                                                         
                                                                               
Do not pass (5):  Porter, Croft, James, Bunde, Berkowitz                       
                                                                               
No recommendation (1):  Green                                                  
                                                                               
The following fiscal note applies:                                             
                                                                               
Fiscal note, Office of the Governor, 3/11/98                                   
                                                                               
HJR 47 was referred to the Finance Committee.