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Legislative committee creates new review panel on judges, will place recommendations on ballot; critics warn of politicization
Summary
House Bill 512 would create a bipartisan Joint Legislative Committee on Judicial Performance to hold public proceedings, publish recommendations about judicial retention in voter materials, and place any recommendation on the retention ballot; the House Judiciary Committee voted 7-2 to advance the bill.
Representative Lisenby introduced House Bill 512, judicial retention changes, saying voters need clearer, accessible information when deciding whether to retain judges. He proposed creation of a Joint Legislative Committee on Judicial Performance to hold public proceedings, invite comment, and publish any committee recommendations in voter materials and on ballots in retention elections. "Voters need proper information with sufficient clarity to enable them to express their will," Lisenby told the committee.
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