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Chief Justice urges change to let elected circuit judges serve as senior judges after election losses
Summary
Chief Justice Fader told the House Judiciary Committee HB 428 would allow circuit court judges who previously won an election to serve in senior status even after later losing an election, saying the current rule discourages experienced judges from seeking reelection and deprives courts of critical capacity.
Chief Justice Fader testified before the House Judiciary Committee that House Bill 428 would allow circuit court judges who have won at least one election to sit in senior status even if they later lose an election. "House Bill 428 would allow judges to sit in senior status if they had won at least 1 election in the in the past," Fader told the panel, urging the committee to remove a provision that currently bars…
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