Injured Workers, AG Spar Over Need for Court of Existing Claims

Attorneys for a handful of injured workers and the Workers’ Compensation Court of Existing Claims made their pitch Wednesday for why the state Supreme Court should appoint a judge to continue serving after July 1. Four injured workers in May asked the state’s top court to make an emergency appointment that would allow Margaret Bomhoff to continue serving as the only judge on the Court of Existing Claims after her term expires July 1. The state Attorney General’s Office argued that it would be inappropriate for the high court to interfere with the wishes of lawmakers who cle...