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Committee reviews retention process, confidential materials and survey procedures
Summary
Legislative Council staff outlined how judicial retention materials are collected and secured, discussed survey criteria and timeframes, and noted a rare instance in which an attorney requested his comments be publicly attributed in a judge's file.
Legislative Council legal counsel Eric Fitzpatrick reviewed how judges are placed on the ballot for retention and the committee’s process for collecting and securing review materials.
Fitzpatrick told the committee that judges serve six-year terms and must file a declaration with the secretary of state by Sept. 1 if they intend to seek another term. After the secretary of state transmits declarations to Legislative Council, staff gather contact lists from the courts and send anonymous surveys (SurveyMonkey) to attorneys, court staff and others who have worked with the judge during the previous 18 months. Responses and…
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