Court Opinion

ID: 9558716
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-21 17:15:57.11727+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T09:09:33.334316
License: Public Domain

MACY, Justice,
dissenting.
I dissent. The majority opinion in effect states that the only practical purpose of prohibiting ex parte communications is to prevent a “manifest injustice.” I strongly disagree with such a standard as well as with the concept that this Court, in the name of “waiver,” should condone such violation of the Code of Judicial Conduct and the Rules of Professional Conduct for Attorneys at Law as being merely ignorable procedural error. Although the result may not change, the appropriate and just remedy is to remand this case for a new trial to ensure that Appellant, as well as her child, is guaranteed the right to due process. Judicial economy should not be the underlying guideline.