[CLBS] rule change - automatic DQ of judges

[James Macdonald]

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I couldn’t agree more.  Please everyone take a moment, do the survey,  and preserve this most important tool in our tool bag.  We all know there are some truly bad judges that you want to DQ every time.

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James S. Macdonald

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Sent: Wednesday, August 2, 2023 1:00 PM
To: Richard Greenwood <rgreenwood at greenwoodlaw.com>; clbs at admws.idaho.gov
Subject: Re: [CLBS] rule change - automatic DQ of judges

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I agree with Judge Greenwood. I urge all practicing attorneys to take a minute, and voice your opposition to the repeal of the present Rule.  Jeff Rolig
On 08/02/2023 1:44 PM MDT Richard Greenwood <rgreenwood at greenwoodlaw.com<mailto:rgreenwood at greenwoodlaw.com>> wrote:


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The Idaho Supreme Curt is considering permanently abolishing the ability
of lawyers and their clients to disqualify Judges without cause.  For
those of you who toil in the trenches of state  court litigation,
criminal and civil, you have a chance to voice your opposition. I urge
you to do so. The Administrative judges have voted in favor of repeal of
the rule and I suspect the Supremes are leaning strongly in the
direction of eliminating the DQ without cause. Unless the bar is vocal
about this, you are going to lose what I think is a valuable right.

"The Court is reexamining the rules to assess whether they strike the
appropriate balance between protecting the rights of litigants and
ensuring the timely, fair, and impartial resolution of cases. Having
received comments from the ADJs, the Court now seeks any responses,
comments, or suggestions that the Bar and judges may wish to provide.
Members of the Bar may provide this feedback anonymously through this
survey link
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/*You have until Friday, Aug. 4, to provide your feedback,*/ at which
point the Court will close the link. All comments will be shared with
the Court for its consideration. This survey and its comment fields are
designed to capture the necessary information for the Court’s decision.
If desired, formal correspondence on this topic can be sent to
surveys at idcourts.net<mailto:surveys at idcourts.net>."

Sr. Judge Richard Greenwood

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