Changing the basis of the per diem
compensation of a retired judge who serves on the Court of Claims from the annual compensation of a court of appeals judge to the annual compensation of a court of common pleas judge
Changes the basis of the per diem compensation
of a retired judge who serves on the Court of Claims from the annual compensation of a court of appeals judge to the annual compensation of a court of common pleas judge.
It is difficult to imagine any exceptional circumstance where the
appearance of a retired judge as counsel would not taint a litigant's perception of impartiality.
In the summer of 2016, a bipartisan panel
of retired judges met to see whether they could create a more representative set of voting districts for North Carolina.
The House also rejected a Senate provision that would have ended the
use of retired judges to fill in during legal emergencies.
For example, when an appellate judge retires and joins a private firm, and the firm later employs the retired judge to brief an appeal to his former colleagues, the firm is partly trying to persuade the court that it should decide the case in the firm's favor
because of the retired judge's established reputation, character, and credibility.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court's conservative majority has rejected a petition from a
group of retired judges seeking rules requiring judges and justices to recuse themselves from cases involving significant donors...
The Court of Appeals could, however, ask for the
assignment of a retired judge to handle discovery issues, reviewing the evidence, making proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law, and perform «any other necessary related judicial duties».
«With the
exception of the retired judge's mistake in having the parties execute a document memorializing the terms of a «civil mediation,» there is no doubt that the parties agreed to and in fact participated in binding arbitration,» the appeals court held.
The vast
experience of retired Judges Ira Kreizman and Ronald Lee Reisner can also be utilized to help manage complex litigation and / or to act as Special Discovery Masters.
Most of the discussion focusses on the
matter of retired judges appearing in court and the Law Society of Upper Canada recently amended its rules to restrict the ability of former judges to do so.
It
consists of a retired judge of the Supreme Court and two members, one from the Indian Revenue Service and the other from the Indian Legal Service, its website describes.
We maintain a strong
network of retired judges and other mediators who are expertly trained to mediate divorce and other family law cases.
The Law Society of Upper Canada should be commended for recognizing that the
return of retired judges to practice poses a threat to the administration of justice.
Using the services
of retired judges would allow for bail hearings with judges at the Provincial Court on the weekend.
«Senior judge programs make use of the services
of retired judges to supplement existing judicial resources,» said Premier Greg Selinger in the annoucement Monday.