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Commission to assign lawyer–nonlawyer investigator pairs and avoid reassigning prior reviewers
Summary
Commissioners agreed to assign investigator pairs—one lawyer and one nonlawyer—to each candidate, with a goal of bringing new perspectives and avoiding reassigning prior reviewers where possible.
Commissioners discussed how to allocate confidential background investigations and agreed the traditional approach—assigning one lawyer and one nonlawyer to each candidate—should continue. Chair Terry noted that practice ensures both legal and nonlegal perspectives and said he will work with clerk staff to divide assignments equitably.
One commissioner urged bringing in new investigators so those who handled certain candidates last year could instead review new candidates, saying that would “broaden the base of knowledge for everyone.” Commissioners also discussed how investigators should forward new information to the assigned reviewer so it can be included in confidential background reports uploaded to the OneDrive.
