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FRIDAY NOTES

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 Dean CannonReform the JQC - House Speaker Dean Cannon is speaking our language, at least when it comes to merit retention votes and the JQC process.  Our local heroes couldn't care less about the well-being of their superior brethren, but you know they're anxious about the proposal to open up JQC proceedings.From the article House Judicial Reform:"(Cannon) also wants to open up Judicial Qualifications Commission investigations to the public, instead of keeping them closed when complaints against judges are dismissed for lack of probable cause. That proposal passed the committee 14-0, despite testimony from a former JQC lawyer that it might have a "chilling effect" on people lodging complaints."There should be a provision that old JQC investigations get opened up too...continue to full post

Full post as published by JAABlog on March 10, 2011 (boomark / email).