Ketchikan Superior Court Judge William B. Carey has been tapped to replace First District Court Judge Kevin Miller in a City and Borough of Wrangell lawsuit seeking to reverse a severance package to former Wrangell Medical Center CEO Noel Rea.
Using what is called a “peremptory challenge,” attorneys for the City and Borough of Wrangell asked for and received an order changing judges in the borough’s lawsuit against former Wrangell Medical Center CEO Noel Rea and six recalled members of the WMB Board of Directors.
The order, which was filed July 18, removes First District Court Judge Kevin Miller and replaces him with Ketchikan Superior Court Judge William B. Carey.
Peremptory challenges are usually used in courtroom proceedings to remove prospective jurors during the selection process.
A peremptory challenge of a judge, however, can...
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