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Senate Advances Joint Resolution Allowing One-Time Peremptory Judge Disqualification in Civil Cases

Utah State Senate · March 2, 2020
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Summary

The Senate read Joint Resolution 5 for a third time after debate and discussion about applying a one-time peremptory judge disqualification without cause (limited to civil cases and counties with at least seven judges); the roll call was announced as 20‑4 with five absent.

Senator Cullimore presented Second Substitute Joint Resolution 5 on March 2, a proposal to amend the rules of civil procedure to permit a one‑time peremptory disqualification of a judge without cause in certain civil cases.

“The rules do provide that litigants can either…ask a judge to be recused for cause,” the sponsor said, then clarified the resolution would…

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