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