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This law was first created in 1973. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 387 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1973 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 5 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1993, chapter 92; in 1997, chapter 914<\/a>; in 1998, chapters 757<\/a> and 804<\/a>; in 2001, chapter 844<\/a>; in 2004, chapters 332<\/a> and 363<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1391133,"object_type":"law","relational_id":350245,"identifier":"17.1-918","token":"17.1\/9\/17.1-918","url":"\/17.1-918\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/17.1-918\/","token":"17.1\/9\/17.1-918","dublin_core":{"Title":"Transmission of certain information to Virginia State Bar, House Committee for Courts of Justice, Senate Committee for Courts of Justice, and other members of the General Assembly","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 17.1-918","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission<\/span> shall transmit to the appropriate District Committee of the Virginia State Bar any complaint or evidence<\/span> that may come to its attention with reference to the alleged misconduct of a judge<\/span>, substitute judge<\/span> or pro tempore judge<\/span> which relates to his private practice of law<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Commission<\/span> shall also transmit any evidence<\/span> that it has in its possession<\/span> with reference to the alleged misconduct of any judge<\/span> whose election is to be considered at the next session of the General Assembly to (i) the House and Senate Committees for Courts<\/span> of Justice and (ii) any member of the General Assembly, upon request. Such evidence<\/span> shall include the nature of the complaint, the current status of the complaint, the duration of any suspension and the evidence<\/span> supporting the probable cause<\/span> finding<\/span> therefor, a description of any remedial course of action, and a statement concluding whether any such remedial course was successfully undertaken. A copy of any evidence<\/span> in whatever form so transmitted shall be sent to the judge<\/span> in question. Any such evidence<\/span> transmitted to the House and Senate Committees for Courts<\/span> of Justice or to any member of the General Assembly shall lose its confidential character. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nTRANSMISSION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION TO VIRGINIA STATE BAR, HOUSE COMMITTEE FOR\nCOURTS OF JUSTICE, SENATE COMMITTEE FOR COURTS OF JUSTICE, AND OTHER MEMBERS OF\nTHE GENERAL ASSEMBLY (\u00a7 17.1-918)\n\nA. The Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission shall transmit to the appropriate\nDistrict Committee of the Virginia State Bar any complaint or evidence that may\ncome to its attention with reference to the alleged misconduct of a judge,\nsubstitute judge or pro tempore judge which relates to his private practice of\nlaw.\n\nB. The Commission shall also transmit any evidence that it has in its possession\nwith reference to the alleged misconduct of any judge whose election is to be\nconsidered at the next session of the General Assembly to (i) the House and\nSenate Committees for Courts of Justice and (ii) any member of the General\nAssembly, upon request. Such evidence shall include the nature of the complaint,\nthe current status of the complaint, the duration of any suspension and the\nevidence supporting the probable cause finding therefor, a description of any\nremedial course of action, and a statement concluding whether any such remedial\ncourse was successfully undertaken. A copy of any evidence in whatever form so\ntransmitted shall be sent to the judge in question. Any such evidence\ntransmitted to the House and Senate Committees for Courts of Justice or to any\nmember of the General Assembly shall lose its confidential character.\n\nHISTORY: 1973, c. 387, \u00a7 2.1-37.17:1; 1993, c. 92; 1997, c. 914; 1998, cc. 757,\n804; 2001, c. 844; 2004, cc. 332, 363.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}