Friday, February 10, 2012

February 10, 2012

The Judicial Retention Committee met last night for its organizational meeting and to adopt this year’s schedule for the retention of Judges Carroll and Pearson. Interestingly enough Magistrate Barry Peterson, newly sworn in on Monday of this week and not yet confirmed by the Senate, will also have to go through the retention process. That is because it is the office or the “seat” if you will and not the individual that has the six year term. So Magistrate Peterson is filling the term of now Judge Maley which term expires on March 31st. Anyway, here’s the preliminary schedule.
The first meeting with the Judges will be on Thursday, February 16th at 5:00 PM in room 10. It is possible that Judge Carroll may be out of state; if so her interview will be on Tuesday, February 28th at 6 PM. Following that at 7 PM there will be the opportunity for public comment on all the judges; both will occur in room 11. The follow up meeting with the Judges, where they can respond to any public comment, is presently scheduled for Thursday, March 1st at 5 PM in room 10. The committee will meet to vote on Wednesday March 14th at 5 PM in room and the joint assembly and floor vote will be on Thursday, March 22nd.
Yesterday the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to unanimously confirm the governor’s nominations of Judges Arms, Maley and Walsh. I hope the full senate will get to this vote next week.
On the house side the licensed lender bill advanced to third reading this morning and I expect it to pass without objection. We’re still trying to get private roads to move out of committee. Rep. Michele Kupersmith continues to work tirelessly on getting this through.
Thanks for reading.

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