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a t t e r i s t he de l i ve r y o f t he f u l l j udge
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en t ,
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h i ch i s ahuge j udge
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en t . The Tr i a l Cha
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be r had a i
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ed a t hav i ng i tpub l i shed l as t
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onday .
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o
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eve r , t he t echn i c i ans
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ho
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e r ef or
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a t t i ng t he j udge
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en t f or pub l i ca t i on have had cha l l enges duet o t he vo l u
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i nous s i ze o f t he j udge
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en t , and t hey
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as no t ab l e t o
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ee t t he
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onday dead- l i ne .
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o
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eve r , t hey have gua r an t eed t ha t t he j udge
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en t
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i l l ber eady f or pub l i ca t i on be f or e c l ose o f bus i ness t h i s F r i day .
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o
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, t he second
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a t t e r i s as f o l l o
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s : Be f or e proceed i ngt oday , i t g i ves us no p l easur e t o have t o p l ace on r ecord so
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eexp l ana t i on f or t he ex t r aord i na r y s i t ua t i on
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h i ch occur r ed a t t heend o f t he pr ev i ous s i t t i ng o f t he Tr i a l Cha
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be r on 26 t h o fApr i l , 2012 , on
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h i ch da t e t he Tr i a l Cha
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be r de l i ve r ed i t ssu
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a r y j udge
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en t .
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n t ha t da t e , a t t he conc l us i on o f t he proceed i ngs , t heA l t e rna t e Judge ,
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i t hou t any no t i ce t o t he Tr i a l Cha
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be r ,proceeded t o de l i ve r h i s o
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n op i n i ons f ro
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t he bench on t hej udge
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en t t ha t had j us t been de l i ve r ed on t hese proceed i ngs andon t he Spec i a l Cour t i t se l f .
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ha t t he A l t e rna t e Judge d i d
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as i ncon t r aven t i on o f t he agr ee
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en t , t he St a t u t e , and t he
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u l es
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h i chgove rn t h i s Cour t and a
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oun t ed t o
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i sconduc t .The purpose o f a t t ach i ng an A l t e rna t e Judge t o a Tr i a lCha
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be r i s t ha t he can be des i gna t ed t o r ep l ace a s i t t i ng Judgei f t ha t Judge i s unab l e t o con t i nue s i t t i ng . See Ar t i c l e 12 o ft he St a t u t e .
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o such des i gna t i on has been
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ade i n t he pr esen tcase . Fur t he r , dur i ng t he proceed i ngs , t he A l t e rna t e Judge
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aypose ques t i ons t hrough t he Pr es i d i ng Judge , bu t t he r e i s no o t he ren t i t l e
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en t f or an A l t e rna t e Judge t o speak dur i ng cour tproceed i ngs . See
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u l e 16 b i s (B) .
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or eove r , an A l t e rna t e Judge