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Committee presses retired judges after low performance ratings in judicial evaluations
Summary
During candidate interviews, committee members raised questions about low judicial performance evaluation scores for three retired judges; the judges responded and committee considered limits on duties for some retirees.
Senate committee members pressed three retired judges about low scores in the judicial performance evaluation (JPE) process, asking them to explain evaluations that flagged concerns about courtroom efficiency, decision clarity and what some respondents judged as gaps in legal knowledge.
Why it matters: JPE results are a factor the legislature uses in deciding whether to recertify retired judges to sit in recall or settlement-conference roles. Lower scores can influence whether a judge is allowed to sit broadly, be limited to particular duties, or be subject to closer administrative oversight.
What committee members asked and what judges said
- Melvin Hughes, retired circuit court judge: Committee chair Scott Serval summarized the JPE responses to Hughes and flagged several lower-rated categories. Serval told Hughes that, across respondents, only 59% said the judge “displayed knowledge of…
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