Chair moves commission to approve recertification of senior judges

The chair of the Indian Judicial Nominating Commission opened the Oct. 8 meeting and introduced a vote on applications for recertification as senior judge. The commission moved to approve the recommendations and the chair read aloud the list of judges the commission was approving.

The chair asked, “Is there a motion to approve the recommendations?” and then asked whether to name the judges on the livestream before doing so. The chair read the names: “Judge Abbott, Judge Bergenson, Judge Corcoran, Judge Jolihanty, Judge Greg Gilmore, Judge Humphrey, Judge Luddy, Judge Nagin, Judge Sliva, Judge Aylesworth, Judge Brown, Judge Krone, Judge Duvall, Judge Hall, Judge Lewis, Judge Mar Marnacopa Maricoca, Judge Orr, Judge Springer, Judge Baker, Judge Brown, Judge Davis, Judge Gettinger, Judge Harcourt, Judge Lowhorn, Judge Daniel Mulder, Judge Robb, and Judge Toll.” These names were read verbatim from the transcript and some spellings or repeated surnames appear unclear in the record.

The chair then called for and conducted a voice vote: “All those in favor, say aye.” One affirmative response, “Aye,” was recorded in the transcript. The record does not identify who moved or seconded the motion, and no roll-call or numerical tally appears in the transcript; the approval is reflected in the affirmative voice response. The chair then announced the livestream would end.

The action taken was a formal approval by voice vote of the commission’s recommendations to recertify the listed judges as senior judges. The transcript does not include supporting discussion of criteria, individual judge records, or any dissenting remarks. The commission did not, within this recorded segment, state the procedural threshold for approval, nor did the transcript record who made or seconded the motion.

The meeting concluded with the chair ending the livestream. No further agenda items, votes, or public comments are recorded in the provided transcript segments.