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<p class="MsoNormal">It seems like a bit of a problem to change how things are being handled after the court has already made some rulings. It would be like filing an affidavit prejudice after the court had made a discretionary ruling. However, it is a good
point that you don't really have a right of revision, unless maybe that is assigned to an out of county judge if you file for revision. But the commissioner authority is also limited. 2.24.040. So if this commissioner is making rulings outside of his/her
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you, Geoffrey. I appreciate that analysis. I hope to hear from other practitioners - indeed, this is an interesting situation. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Thu, Oct 13, 2022 at 10:43 AM G. Geoffrey Gibbs <<a href="mailto:ggibbs@andersonhunterlaw.com">ggibbs@andersonhunterlaw.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Interesting situation. Generally, a litigant does not have the right to automatically disqualify a court commissioner largely because there exists
a right under RCW 2.24.050 to seek revision of a commissioner’s ruling by a sitting judge. But if the entire bench of sitting judges have recused themselves, the right to seek revisions becomes rather problematic. Assuming the order designating the Court
commissioner does not designate that jurist as a “judge pro tem” (for which both parties would have to agree), my suggestion is a motion to change venue to another county.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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is taking place. The judges selected a court commissioner to handle the case. The court commissioner is new to the bench, inexperienced in civil litigation, and has displayed bias in previous rulings against me. I want the Commissioner disqualified, but I
do not want to escalate things unnecessarily. However, is it even possible to disqualify a court commissioner? I have heard it is not, but I am in need of authority one way or the other. <o:p></o:p></p>
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