Letting Trial Lawyers Pick Their Judges
January 11, 2010
Back in November, I wrote about the danger that the fuzzy new recusal standards adopted by Michigan’s Supreme Court would encourage unscrupulous trial lawyers to try to remove justices they fear might be unsympathetic to their cases. As if on cue, sleazeball supreme Geoffrey Fieger is demanding that the court remove not one but three justices from the appeal of an upcoming case.
Fieger’s past attempts to sideline justices have been dismissed as the incoherent rantings they are. Now, however, any group of four Michigan justices can decide to temporarily unseat a colleague (or three) for any reason whatsoever. The Supreme Court’s action on this recusal request will help decide whether, under the new rules, the composition of Michigan’s top court is determined by Michigan voters or by the likes of Geoffrey Fieger.
Posted by Dan Pero in the categories: Recusal Standards, Trial Lawyers
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