26RS HB 569

House Bill 569

Actions

Last Action	02/05/26: to Committee on Committees (H)
Title	AN ACT relating to designation of special judges.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Bill Request Number	934
Sponsor	S. Dietz
Summary of Original Version	Amend KRS 26A.020 to establish that any person may submit an affidavit to the Attorney General asserting that an assigned judge cannot impartially preside in a pending action; authorize the Attorney General to determine if the impartiality of the judge may reasonably be questioned; authorize the Attorney General to submit the affidavit to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court who shall determine whether to appoint a special judge.
Index Headings of Original Version	Attorney General - Impartiality of tribunal, appointment request for special judge, procedure, authorization Attorney General - Impartiality of tribunal, appointment request for special judge, procedure, establishment Civil Actions - Impartiality of tribunal, request for appointment of special judge, procedure, establishment Civil Procedure - Impartiality of tribunal, request for appointment of special judge, procedure, establishment Court, Supreme - Impartiality of tribunal, request for appointment of special judge, procedure, establishment Courts, Circuit - Impartiality of judge, request for appointment of special judge, procedure, establishment Courts, District - Impartiality of judge, request for appointment of special judge, procedure, establishment Judges And Court Commissioners - Impartiality of tribunal, request for appointment of special judge, procedure, establishment