Bills · 2013-2014 Regular Session

AB 143

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Relating to: disqualification of a judge or justice.

Judge Supreme court Swanson, robert s

Introduced, stopped here
Passes Assembly, not reached
Passes Senate, not reached
Governor signs, not reached
Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, a judge or justice may be required to disqualify himself or

herself from a legal action if certain circumstances exist that would render the judge

or justice incapable of acting in an impartial manner or if the judge or justice believes

that he or she would appear incapable of acting in an impartial manner. Current law

requires a judge or justice who is disqualified to file in writing the reasons for the

disqualification.

This bill requires a judge or justice who does not disqualify himself or herself

after a motion for disqualification is filed by a party in the action to file in writing

the reasons he or she did not disqualify himself or herself. Under the bill, a judge

or justice must file the reasons for disqualification or for deciding against

disqualification within 60 days after a final judgment or final order has been issued

in the action.

Votes

Suspending the rules (to take a vote immediately) needs a two-thirds majority — a higher bar than passing the bill, which needs a simple majority. That's why a suspension motion can show more Ayes than the passage vote that follows it. Glossary

Assembly: Refused to suspend rules to withdraw from committee on State Affairs and Government Operations and take up, Ayes 39, Noes 59

Failed 39–59 Feb 11, 2014 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

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