Oregon Board Files Rule for Judges

Oregon's regulatory board filed a new recusal rule for final adoption Thursday; it is designed to guide administrative law judges and court managers. The new rule was sent to the Secretary of State's Office and was expected to take effect in a matter of weeks. The board, which met Oct. 27, approved the final version on a split vote, but only after rewording the guideline. The board explained its decision in the rule filing sent Thursday. "On Oct. 26, 2005, the board members reviewed the proposal and comments at a public meeting. The members discussed that the current rule (without any a...