1 00:00:06,639 --> 00:00:08,008 >> WELCOME TO THE IDAHO DEBATES, A LOOK AT THE CANDIDATES ON THE 2 00:00:08,008 --> 00:00:10,010 PRIMARY BALLOT FOR THE IDAHO SUPREME COURT. 3 00:00:10,010 --> 00:00:13,446 THE IDAHO DEBATES IS A COLLABORATIVE PROJECT OF THE 4 00:00:13,446 --> 00:00:16,516 IDAHO PRESS CLUB, THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF IDAHO, BOISE 5 00:00:16,516 --> 00:00:19,519 STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC SERVICE, AND IDAHO PUBLIC 6 00:00:19,519 --> 00:00:20,453 TELEVISION. 7 00:00:20,453 --> 00:00:25,558 THE IDAHO DEBATES ARE BROUGHT TO YOU BY CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE 8 00:00:25,558 --> 00:00:30,030 IDAHO PUBLIC TELEVISION ENDOWMENT. 9 00:00:30,030 --> 00:00:33,366 >> HELLO AND WELCOME TO THE IDAHO DECADES, LIVE FROM THE 10 00:00:33,366 --> 00:00:35,468 IDAHO PUBLIC TELEVISION STUDIOS IN BOISE. 11 00:00:35,468 --> 00:00:38,538 THIS IS OUR FIRST AND ONLY DEBATE OF THE PRIMARY SEASON BUT 12 00:00:38,538 --> 00:00:39,839 IT'S A GOOD ONE. 13 00:00:39,839 --> 00:00:44,644 AND IT'S THE ONLY TELEVISED DEBATE WITH ALL FOUR CANDIDATES 14 00:00:44,644 --> 00:00:48,848 VYING TO BE THE STATE'S NEXT SUPREME COURT JUSTICE. 15 00:00:48,848 --> 00:00:52,652 A SUPREME COURT JUSTICE IN IDAHO IS ONE OF FIVE PEOPLE WHO WORK 16 00:00:52,652 --> 00:00:56,956 AS THE FINAL LEGAL AUTHORITY IN THE STATE. 17 00:00:56,956 --> 00:00:59,893 THEY WORK AS ADMINISTRATORS OF THE ENTIRE COURT SYSTEM. 18 00:00:59,893 --> 00:01:05,098 THEIR DUTIES ARE PRIMARILY THE EXECUTION OF FAIR AND IMPARTIAL 19 00:01:05,098 --> 00:01:10,337 DELIBERATIONS ON SOME OF THE MOST DIFFICULT QUESTIONS IN THE 20 00:01:10,337 --> 00:01:10,904 STATE. 21 00:01:10,904 --> 00:01:13,973 PROTECT EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE AND PROTECTING THE 22 00:01:13,973 --> 00:01:16,710 CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS OF THE PEOPLE OF IDAHO. 23 00:01:16,710 --> 00:01:20,547 ROBYN BRODY HAS PRACTICED LANE THE MANUALIC VALLEY FOR 20 24 00:01:20,547 --> 00:01:21,014 YEARS. 25 00:01:21,014 --> 00:01:25,085 SHE HAS SERVED AS THE PRESIDENT OF THE 5th DISTRICT BAR 26 00:01:25,085 --> 00:01:28,088 ASSOCIATION AND THE IDAHO TRIAL LAWYERS ASSOCIATION. 27 00:01:28,088 --> 00:01:31,458 SHE GRADUATED FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF DENVER COLLEGE OF 28 00:01:31,458 --> 00:01:38,932 LAW AND IS A SOLE PRACTITIONER AT DENVER LAW OFFICE. 29 00:01:38,932 --> 00:01:42,535 CLIVE STRONG IS CURRENTLY THE CHIEF OF THE NATURAL RESOURCES 30 00:01:42,535 --> 00:01:42,936 DIVISION. 31 00:01:42,936 --> 00:01:46,306 HE HAS ARGUED TWO CASES BEFORE THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT 32 00:01:46,306 --> 00:01:49,943 AND NUMEROUS CASES BEFORE THE IDAHO SUPREME COURT E. GRADUATED 33 00:01:49,943 --> 00:01:53,680 FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO LAW SCHOOL. 34 00:01:53,680 --> 00:01:56,750 CURT McKENZIE GRADUATE GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY LAW 35 00:01:56,750 --> 00:01:57,050 CENTER. 36 00:01:57,050 --> 00:02:00,487 HE WORKED ONE YEAR IN THE ADA COUNTY ARE PROSECUTING 37 00:02:00,487 --> 00:02:05,325 ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND SIX YEARS IN CIVIL LITIGATION AT STOEL 38 00:02:05,325 --> 00:02:09,329 RIVES BEFORE OPENING THE McKENZIE LAW OFFICE. 39 00:02:09,329 --> 00:02:14,100 HE WAS ON THE PUBLIC REFORM INTERIM COMMITTEE AND WAS 40 00:02:14,100 --> 00:02:17,337 PRESIDENT OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST ECONOMIC REGION. 41 00:02:17,337 --> 00:02:21,541 HE SERVED AS DISTRICT JUDGE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICT JUDGE 42 00:02:21,541 --> 00:02:24,244 AND NOW SERVES ON THE IDAHO COURT OF APPEALS. 43 00:02:24,244 --> 00:02:29,082 HE WAS CHAIRMAN OF THE FAIRNESS AND EQUALITY COMMITMENT AND 44 00:02:29,082 --> 00:02:33,086 COCHAIR OF THE JUDICIAL COMMITTEE E. GRADUATED FROM THE 45 00:02:33,086 --> 00:02:35,655 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA HASTINGS LAW SCHOOL AND HAS 46 00:02:35,655 --> 00:02:39,759 SERVED IN THE JUDICIAL BRAD CHILDRESS BRANCH SINCE 1983. 47 00:02:39,759 --> 00:02:43,196 ALSO WITH US IS A PANEL OF REPORTERS FROM THE IDAHO PRESS 48 00:02:43,196 --> 00:02:44,030 CLUB. 49 00:02:44,030 --> 00:02:46,833 THESE THREE DON'T NEED NEARLY AS LONG AN INTRODUCTION. 50 00:02:46,833 --> 00:02:50,670 BETSY RUSSELL OF THE "SPOKESMAN-REVIEW." 51 00:02:50,670 --> 00:02:54,140 BECKY BOON. 52 00:02:54,140 --> 00:02:56,276 "POST REGISTER." 53 00:02:56,276 --> 00:02:59,312 >> I'M MOTH MODERATING TONIGHT'S DEBATE AND WILL DO MY BEST TO 54 00:02:59,312 --> 00:03:05,418 MAKE SURE ALL CANDIDATE GET EQUAL TIME AND STAY ON POINT. 55 00:03:05,418 --> 00:03:13,059 TO REMIND DOWNSIDE HOW LONG THEY HAVE BEEN TALKING IS THE 56 00:03:13,059 --> 00:03:14,994 REPRESENTATIVE OF THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS. 57 00:03:14,994 --> 00:03:18,698 WE WILL BE MORE FOCUSED ON AN INTELLIGENT DISCUSSION THAT 58 00:03:18,698 --> 00:03:22,335 HELPS YOU, THE VOTER, CAST A MORE INFORMED BALLOT. 59 00:03:22,335 --> 00:03:26,906 EACH CANDIDATE WILL BE GIVING TWO ANOINTS OPENING COMMENT AND 60 00:03:26,906 --> 00:03:28,541 ONE MINUTE FOR CLOSE. 61 00:03:28,541 --> 00:03:34,247 WE DREW STRAWS AND ROBYN BRODY, THE OPENING HONOR GOES TO YOU. 62 00:03:34,247 --> 00:03:36,750 >> THE CONSTITUTION GUARANTEES OUR RIGHTS ON PAPER. 63 00:03:36,750 --> 00:03:39,719 WITHOUT A LEGAL SYSTEM TO ACTUALLY ENFORCE THOSE RIGHTS, 64 00:03:39,719 --> 00:03:41,254 THE RIGHTS DON'T MEAN ANYTHING. 65 00:03:41,254 --> 00:03:43,356 I'M RUNNING FOR THE IDAHO SUPREME COURT BECAUSE I BELIEVE 66 00:03:43,356 --> 00:03:48,828 THAT OUR SYSTEM OF JUSTICE SUPPOSED TO SERVE AND PROTECT 67 00:03:48,828 --> 00:03:49,629 PEOPLE. 68 00:03:49,629 --> 00:03:50,563 ALL PEOPLE. 69 00:03:50,563 --> 00:03:54,367 WE NEED A SUPREME COURT JUSTICE WHO NOT ONLY HAS GREAT KNOWLEDGE 70 00:03:54,367 --> 00:03:58,304 AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF IDAHO, BUT WHO'S 71 00:03:58,304 --> 00:04:00,874 ALSO CONNECTED TO THE PEOPLE AFFECTED BY THE DECISIONS THAT 72 00:04:00,874 --> 00:04:01,675 ARE MADE. 73 00:04:01,675 --> 00:04:05,679 I'VE SPENT MY ENTIRE CAREER DEDICATED TO PROVIDING PEOPLE 74 00:04:05,679 --> 00:04:08,314 WITH ACCESS TO THE LAW. 75 00:04:08,314 --> 00:04:12,218 I REPRESENT THE WIDOW WHO COMES IN NEEDING HELP GETTING HER 76 00:04:12,218 --> 00:04:18,258 MARRIAGE LICENSE FROM SALT LAKE CITY, FARMERS, RANCHERS, LOCAL 77 00:04:18,258 --> 00:04:20,894 SCHOOL DISTRICTS, OUR LOCAL HOSPITAL. 78 00:04:20,894 --> 00:04:23,096 THOSE ARE THE TYPES OF PEOPLE THAT I REPRESENT. 79 00:04:23,096 --> 00:04:26,332 I HAVE NEVER BEEN AFRAID TO CLIMB IN THE FOXHOLE WITH THE 80 00:04:26,332 --> 00:04:29,803 PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO, AND I'M ASKING FOR YOUR SUPPORT 81 00:04:29,803 --> 00:04:31,004 ON MAY 17th. 82 00:04:31,004 --> 00:04:32,072 >> ALL RIGHT. 83 00:04:32,072 --> 00:04:32,972 THANK YOU SO MUCH. 84 00:04:32,972 --> 00:04:37,277 NEXT OPENING COMMENT COMES FROM CLIVE STRONG. 85 00:04:37,277 --> 00:04:39,646 >> I WANTED TO THANK PUBLIC TELEVISION FOR GIVING ME THIS 86 00:04:39,646 --> 00:04:42,649 OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO IDAHO VOTERS. 87 00:04:42,649 --> 00:04:46,920 SINCE ATTORNEY GENERAL JIM JONES HIRED ME IN 1983 I'VE HAD THE 88 00:04:46,920 --> 00:04:50,824 OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE THE PEOPLE OF IDAHO FOR THE LAST 33 YEARS. 89 00:04:50,824 --> 00:04:53,393 MY DUTY IS TO DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND ADVANCE THE 90 00:04:53,393 --> 00:04:55,662 RULE OF LAW WITHOUT CONSIDERATION OF ANY POLITICAL 91 00:04:55,662 --> 00:04:56,830 OR SPECIAL INTERESTS. 92 00:04:56,830 --> 00:05:02,836 I HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED AT THE STATE AND NATIONAL LEVEL FOR 93 00:05:02,836 --> 00:05:10,510 RESOLVING COMPLEX, DECADES OLD CONFLICTS ON BEHALF OF IDAHOANS. 94 00:05:10,510 --> 00:05:14,514 I BROUGHT A RESOLUTION TO A CONFLICT THAT EXTENDED BACK TO 95 00:05:14,514 --> 00:05:18,318 THE 1970s OVER A WATER ISSUE IN THE SNAKE RIVER BASIN. 96 00:05:18,318 --> 00:05:23,256 I WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MAKE RIVER BASIN AJUDICATION, 97 00:05:23,256 --> 00:05:27,160 ADJUDICATING 158,000 WATER RIGHTS, THE LARGEST CIVIL RIGHTS 98 00:05:27,160 --> 00:05:30,163 CASE EVER EXECUTED IN THE STATE OF IDAHO. 99 00:05:30,163 --> 00:05:35,068 I HAVE REPRESENTED THE STATE OF IDAHO ON EVERY MAJOR NATURAL 100 00:05:35,068 --> 00:05:37,270 RESOURCE ISSUE FOR THE LAST 20 YEARS. 101 00:05:37,270 --> 00:05:40,740 I INCREASED REVENUE TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS BY ENFORCING THE 102 00:05:40,740 --> 00:05:44,978 CONSTITUTION AND DRAFTING LEGISLATION TO MODERNIZE 103 00:05:44,978 --> 00:05:45,512 INVESTING. 104 00:05:45,512 --> 00:05:49,449 I HAVE THE TRUST AND CONFIDENCE OF A BROAD RANGE OF PEOPLE AND I 105 00:05:49,449 --> 00:05:53,720 HAVE A -- I AM A PROVEN LEADER AND I WOULD LIKE THE OPPORTUNITY 106 00:05:53,720 --> 00:05:55,655 TO CONTINUE TO SERVE. 107 00:05:55,655 --> 00:05:57,657 >> YOUR TIME IS UP. 108 00:05:57,657 --> 00:06:00,126 SENATOR MCKENZIE, YOU'RE UP NEXT. 109 00:06:00,126 --> 00:06:03,229 >> I'M CURT McKENZIE, MANY OF YOU MAY KNOW ME FROM MY SERVICE 110 00:06:03,229 --> 00:06:05,465 IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE. 111 00:06:05,465 --> 00:06:11,338 FEWER KNOW THAT I'M THE THIRD GENERATION IN MY FAMILY TO GO TO 112 00:06:11,338 --> 00:06:12,505 NNU IN NAMPA. 113 00:06:12,505 --> 00:06:19,713 AFTER I GRADUATED FROM NNU I WAS OFFERED A FULL SCHOLARSHIP TO 114 00:06:19,713 --> 00:06:21,047 GEORGETOWN'S UNIVERSITY LAW CENTER. 115 00:06:21,047 --> 00:06:23,783 I GRADUATED IN THE TOP 10% OF MY CLASS. 116 00:06:23,783 --> 00:06:26,419 I WAS ADMITTED TO THE BARS OF MARYLAND, WASHINGTON, D.C., AND 117 00:06:26,419 --> 00:06:27,354 THEN IDAHO. 118 00:06:27,354 --> 00:06:30,423 I'VE HAD A VERY DIVERSE LEGAL PRACTICE. 119 00:06:30,423 --> 00:06:34,060 I'VE WORKED WITH LARGE LAW FIRMS, I'VE WORKED WITH THE 120 00:06:34,060 --> 00:06:35,628 STATE AS A PROSECUTOR. 121 00:06:35,628 --> 00:06:42,235 I'VE TAKEN OVER 20 JURY TRIALS TO VERDICT AND I'VE HAD MY OWN 122 00:06:42,235 --> 00:06:42,902 PRACTICE. 123 00:06:42,902 --> 00:06:45,171 IN ADDITION, I'VE HAD A LONG RECORD OF PUBLIC SERVICE. 124 00:06:45,171 --> 00:06:51,344 I BRING A UNIQUE BACKGROUND FOR THE CANDIDATES FOR THE COURT. 125 00:06:51,344 --> 00:06:54,547 I'VE GOT A DIVERSE LEGAL PRACTICE AND A LONG RECORD OF 126 00:06:54,547 --> 00:06:55,915 PUBLIC SERVICE. 127 00:06:55,915 --> 00:06:56,916 THANK YOU. 128 00:06:56,916 --> 00:07:00,754 >> JUDGE GUTIERREZ, THE NEXT OPENING COMMENT FRIDAYS YOU. 129 00:07:00,754 --> 00:07:03,556 >> THANK YOU, AND THANK YOU THOSE IN THE TV AUDIENCE THAT 130 00:07:03,556 --> 00:07:06,860 HAVE WELCOMED US INTO YOUR ROOM, INTO YOUR HOME. 131 00:07:06,860 --> 00:07:11,398 I AM THE SENIOR JUDGE OF THE COURT OF APPEALS WITH 14 YEARS 132 00:07:11,398 --> 00:07:14,934 OF APPELLATE JUDGE EXPERIENCE. 133 00:07:14,934 --> 00:07:18,972 I SOMETIMES OVERLOOK THE FACT THAT I WAS A LAWYER ONCE BEFORE, 134 00:07:18,972 --> 00:07:19,406 TOO. 135 00:07:19,406 --> 00:07:24,611 AS A PUBLIC INTEREST LAWYER WORKING ALSO FOR A PRIVATE FIRM, 136 00:07:24,611 --> 00:07:27,047 AND EVENTUALLY OPERATING A SOLO PRACTICE. 137 00:07:27,047 --> 00:07:31,217 I APPEARED IN OUR STATE TRIAL COURTS AND FEDERAL DISTRICT 138 00:07:31,217 --> 00:07:34,354 COURTS BEFORE THE 9TH CIRCUIT AND ALSO BEFORE THE BOARD OF 139 00:07:34,354 --> 00:07:36,256 IMMIGRATION APPEALS. 140 00:07:36,256 --> 00:07:38,591 AISLE I BELIEVE I HAVE ACCUMULATED THE EXPERIENCE TO BE 141 00:07:38,591 --> 00:07:46,232 ABLE TO MAKE THE TRANSITION FROM THE FLOOR -- THE NURSE FLOOR AT 142 00:07:46,232 --> 00:07:49,736 THE COURT OF APPEALS AND READY TO TAKE THE POSITION OF JUSTICE 143 00:07:49,736 --> 00:07:50,370 WITH THE SUPREME COURT. 144 00:07:50,370 --> 00:07:52,072 THANK YOU. 145 00:07:52,072 --> 00:07:53,540 >> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU SO MUCH. 146 00:07:53,540 --> 00:07:57,010 THE FIRST QUESTION COMES FROM BETSY RUSSELL FOR SENATOR 147 00:07:57,010 --> 00:07:57,644 MCKENZIE. 148 00:07:57,644 --> 00:08:01,014 >> THE IDAHO CODE OF JUDICIAL CONDUCT PLACES RESTRICTIONS ON 149 00:08:01,014 --> 00:08:03,850 HOW CANDIDATES FOR JUDGE CAN CAMPAIGN. 150 00:08:03,850 --> 00:08:07,120 MY QUESTION IS ABOUT HOW YOU INTERPRET THESE RESTRICTIONS, 151 00:08:07,120 --> 00:08:10,223 AND HOW YOU'RE APPROACHING THIS CAMPAIGN. 152 00:08:10,223 --> 00:08:14,227 SENATOR MCKENZIE, YOU HAVE CAMPAIGNED ALMOST ENTIRELY TO 153 00:08:14,227 --> 00:08:18,498 REPUBLICAN VOTERS, APPEARING AT IDAHO REPUBLICAN PARTY LINCOLN 154 00:08:18,498 --> 00:08:22,836 DAY EVENTS AND SEEKING OUT ENDORSEMENTS FROM YOUR FELLOW 155 00:08:22,836 --> 00:08:24,137 REPUBLICAN LEGISLATORS. 156 00:08:24,137 --> 00:08:26,973 YOU'VE CHARACTERIZED YOUR LINCOLN DAY APPEARANCES AS 157 00:08:26,973 --> 00:08:28,308 MEETING WITH VOTERS. 158 00:08:28,308 --> 00:08:31,878 WHY ARE YOU APPEALING ONLY TO REPUBLICAN VOTERS WHEN YOU'RE 159 00:08:31,878 --> 00:08:37,517 RUNNING FOR A NONPARTISAN POSITION ON THE IDAHO SUPREME 160 00:08:37,517 --> 00:08:38,351 COURT? 161 00:08:38,351 --> 00:08:42,522 >> I'LL TALK ABOUT THAT TOMORROW NIGHT WHEN I'M MEETING WITH THE 162 00:08:42,522 --> 00:08:48,094 BONNEVILLE DEMONSTRATE CRATS. 163 00:08:48,094 --> 00:08:51,097 I INCLUDE NONPARTISAN ORGANIZATION, THE PROFESSIONAL 164 00:08:51,097 --> 00:08:54,634 FIREFIGHTERS OF IDAHO HAVE SUPPORTED ME, NOT ONLY FOR MY 165 00:08:54,634 --> 00:08:59,639 WORK IN GETTING CERTAIN ON-THE-JOB CANCERS COVERED BUT 166 00:08:59,639 --> 00:09:03,476 ALSO PROTECTING THEIR RIGHTS FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING. 167 00:09:03,476 --> 00:09:06,046 THE FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE, WHICH IS THE LARGEST 168 00:09:06,046 --> 00:09:10,116 ORGANIZATION OF POLICE MEMBERS IN THE STATE ENDORSED ME FOR MY 169 00:09:10,116 --> 00:09:13,753 WORK PROTECTING OUR FRONT LINE OFFICERS. 170 00:09:13,753 --> 00:09:14,954 FARM BUREAU, AS WELL. 171 00:09:14,954 --> 00:09:19,059 AND SO THESE ARE NONPARTISAN ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE 172 00:09:19,059 --> 00:09:22,962 SUPPORTED OUR CANDIDACY AND I APPRECIATE THEIR SUPPORT. 173 00:09:22,962 --> 00:09:26,599 >> THE NEXT QUESTION 1ST ROBYN BRODY. 174 00:09:26,599 --> 00:09:30,337 >> MRS. BRODY, YOU'VE ALSO ACCEPTED HIGH PROFILE 175 00:09:30,337 --> 00:09:35,508 ENDORSEMENTS INCLUDING FROM TWIN FALLS COUNTY PROSECUTOR GRANT 176 00:09:35,508 --> 00:09:39,512 LOE, AN ACTIVE IDAHO REPUBLICAN PARTY OFFICIAL. 177 00:09:39,512 --> 00:09:44,684 HOW ARE YOU BALANCING THE NEED FOR PARTISANSHIP? 178 00:09:44,684 --> 00:09:46,052 >> YOU BET. 179 00:09:46,052 --> 00:09:49,622 BETSY, I'VE LOOKED ALL OVER THE STATE FOR ALL KINDS OF DIFFERENT 180 00:09:49,622 --> 00:09:52,625 ORGANIZATIONS AND PEOPLE. 181 00:09:52,625 --> 00:09:57,864 GRANT IS A LONG TERM FRIEND AND A COLLEAGUE WITH WHOM I'VE HAD A 182 00:09:57,864 --> 00:09:59,599 TERRIFIC RELATIONSHIP OVER THE YEARS. 183 00:09:59,599 --> 00:10:02,369 BEYOND THAT, I'VE BEEN TO VARIOUS PARTS OF THE STATE, 184 00:10:02,369 --> 00:10:05,372 ADDRESSED DEMOCRATS, REPUBLICANS, INDEPENDENTS. 185 00:10:05,372 --> 00:10:07,974 BASICALLY IN THIS KIND OF RACE I'LL TALK TO ANYONE WHO WILL 186 00:10:07,974 --> 00:10:10,443 GIVE ME A MINUTE AND AN EAR TO LISTEN. 187 00:10:10,443 --> 00:10:13,613 >> THE NEXT QUESTION 1ST CLIVE STRONG. 188 00:10:13,613 --> 00:10:17,450 >> MR. STRONG, WHILE SENATOR MCKENZIE HAS DRAWN SOME 189 00:10:17,450 --> 00:10:19,652 TERRORISM SOLICITING ENDORSEMENTS FROM REPUBLICANS 190 00:10:19,652 --> 00:10:23,256 AND INTEREST GROUPS YOU'VE ALSO AMASSED HIGH PROFILE 191 00:10:23,256 --> 00:10:28,194 ENDORSEMENTS INCLUDING ONE FROM THE CURRENT SPEAKER OF THE 192 00:10:28,194 --> 00:10:28,928 HOUSE. 193 00:10:28,928 --> 00:10:30,296 WHY YOU HAVE DO THIS? 194 00:10:30,296 --> 00:10:33,833 COULD IT LEAD TO ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST IF YOU'RE ELECTED TO 195 00:10:33,833 --> 00:10:34,834 THE COURT? 196 00:10:34,834 --> 00:10:37,203 >> IT WAS A REFLECTION ON MY WORK. 197 00:10:37,203 --> 00:10:41,274 WHEN I JOINED THE OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL I INTENTIONALLY 198 00:10:41,274 --> 00:10:45,478 ACCEPTED A POLICY OF NOT BEING A PARTISAN POLITICIAN. 199 00:10:45,478 --> 00:10:48,214 I'VE BEEN NONPARTISAN THROUGHOUT THE 33 YEARS. 200 00:10:48,214 --> 00:10:51,317 I'VE DONE SO BECAUSE I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT IN ADVISING THE 201 00:10:51,317 --> 00:10:54,688 LEGISLATURE, BOTH REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS CAN FEEL CONFIDENT 202 00:10:54,688 --> 00:10:57,490 THAT I'M GIVING THEM IMPARTIAL ADVICE. 203 00:10:57,490 --> 00:11:01,594 THE PURPOSE OF MY ENDORSEMENTS WAS TO DEMONSTRATE THAT 204 00:11:01,594 --> 00:11:05,699 THROUGHOUT MY EXPERIENCE I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MAINTAIN IN A 205 00:11:05,699 --> 00:11:10,603 NONPARTISAN POSITION AND GAIN THE TRUST OF MOST PEOPLE ON BOTH 206 00:11:10,603 --> 00:11:12,172 SIDES OF THE AISLE. 207 00:11:12,172 --> 00:11:15,275 >> THE NEXT QUESTION GOES TO YOU, SO YOU CAN COMMENT IN YOUR 208 00:11:15,275 --> 00:11:17,877 ANSWER IF YOU'D LIKE. 209 00:11:17,877 --> 00:11:22,282 >> JUDGE GUTIERREZ, YOU HAVE NOT BEEN PUBLIC ABOUT PROMOTING 210 00:11:22,282 --> 00:11:22,882 ENDORSEMENTS. 211 00:11:22,882 --> 00:11:23,283 WHY NOT? 212 00:11:23,283 --> 00:11:26,920 AND HOW SHOULD VOTERS JUDGE WHETHER YOU ARE THE CANDIDATE 213 00:11:26,920 --> 00:11:27,821 THEY SHOULD CHOOSE? 214 00:11:27,821 --> 00:11:33,293 >> I THINK WE NEED TO BE CAREFUL SO WE DON'T RUN AFOUL OF THE 215 00:11:33,293 --> 00:11:39,132 JUDICIAL CANO NS OF ETHICS THAT PROVIDE FOR OUR RACES TO BE 216 00:11:39,132 --> 00:11:39,666 NONPARTISAN. 217 00:11:39,666 --> 00:11:43,203 I THINK WE RUN INTO PROBLEMS WHEN BOTH CANDIDATES AND THE 218 00:11:43,203 --> 00:11:47,140 MEDIA BEGIN TO PORTRAY US AS POLITICIANS. 219 00:11:47,140 --> 00:11:49,376 WE ARE NOT RUNNING FOR POLITICAL OFFICE. 220 00:11:49,376 --> 00:11:53,580 WE ARE RUNNING FOR AN ELECTED JUDICIAL OFFICE. 221 00:11:53,580 --> 00:11:57,417 IN WILLIAMS VERSUS FLORIDA BAR, THE U.S. SUPREME COURT MADE THE 222 00:11:57,417 --> 00:12:01,521 STATEMENT, JUDGES ARE NOT POLITICIANS, EVEN WHEN THEY COME 223 00:12:01,521 --> 00:12:05,058 TO THE BENCH BY THE WEIGH OF THE BALLOT. 224 00:12:05,058 --> 00:12:09,262 BUT I'M AFRAID IT IS INGRAINED IN OUR CULTURE, EVEN THOUGH 225 00:12:09,262 --> 00:12:13,266 WE'RE JUDGES AND RUNNING FOR A JUDGE POSITION, WE'RE TREATED AS 226 00:12:13,266 --> 00:12:17,537 POLITICIANS AND WE CONTRIBUTED TO THAT PROBLEM. 227 00:12:17,537 --> 00:12:21,274 MY APPROACH HAS BEEN NOT SEEK OUT ENDORSEMENTS WITH THE 228 00:12:21,274 --> 00:12:24,878 KNOWLEDGE THAT AFTER THIS IS DONE, I'M GOING TO BE A JUDGE 229 00:12:24,878 --> 00:12:29,282 EITHER WAY. 230 00:12:29,282 --> 00:12:32,519 >> YOU HAD A COMMENT, ROBYN BRODY? 231 00:12:32,519 --> 00:12:36,356 >> I THINK ONE OF THE ISSUES WE POTENTIALLY RUN INTO IN THE 232 00:12:36,356 --> 00:12:39,559 JUDICIARY IS THAT CAREFUL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE 233 00:12:39,559 --> 00:12:40,727 JUDICIARY AND THE LEGISLATURE. 234 00:12:40,727 --> 00:12:44,464 YOU KNOW, WHEN WE STAND ON THE COURTHOUSE STEPS WITH THE 235 00:12:44,464 --> 00:12:47,100 LEGISLATURE, I'M NOT SURE THAT WE'RE SENDING THE RIGHT MESSAGES 236 00:12:47,100 --> 00:12:51,571 TO THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO, THAT THERE'S A CLEAR 237 00:12:51,571 --> 00:12:55,642 DIVISION BETWEEN THE JUDICIARY AND THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH. 238 00:12:55,642 --> 00:13:00,246 WE'VE GOT TO AS A JUDICIARY BE WILLING TO STAND UP AT TIMES, TO 239 00:13:00,246 --> 00:13:03,616 FIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE'S RIGHTS IN THE STATE OF IDAHO, WHEN THE 240 00:13:03,616 --> 00:13:08,154 LEGISLATIVE POWERS HAVE OVERSTEPPED THOSE BOUNDARIES. 241 00:13:08,154 --> 00:13:11,358 >> WOULD YOU LIKE TO FOND THAT, CLIVE STRONG? 242 00:13:11,358 --> 00:13:12,325 >> YES, I WOULD. 243 00:13:12,325 --> 00:13:15,795 I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE WE HAVE THREE BRANCHES 244 00:13:15,795 --> 00:13:20,000 OF GOVERNMENT AND WE NEED TO WORK WITH THEM ALL. 245 00:13:20,000 --> 00:13:24,004 MY CAREER HAS BEEN TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET THOSE 246 00:13:24,004 --> 00:13:26,506 THREE BRANCHES OF GROUNDWATER TO THE WORK TOGETHER. 247 00:13:26,506 --> 00:13:29,642 YOU'RE NOT NECESSARILY GOING TO BE PARTISAN TO THAT PARTICULAR 248 00:13:29,642 --> 00:13:30,810 BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT WHEN. 249 00:13:30,810 --> 00:13:34,881 NECESSARY, I'VE TAKEN THE ACTION TO BRING TO THE LEGISLATURE'S 250 00:13:34,881 --> 00:13:39,185 ATTENTION VIOLATIONS OF SOMEPLACE OF POWERS, THE WAS 251 00:13:39,185 --> 00:13:42,822 DONE VOUS [INDISCERNIBLE] CASE IS AN EXAMPLE OF THAT. 252 00:13:42,822 --> 00:13:45,258 >> SENATOR, WOULD YOU LIKE TO RESPOND TO THAT? 253 00:13:45,258 --> 00:13:48,528 >> I WOULD SAY THAT IT'S IMPORTANT IN THE ROLE OF A JUDGE 254 00:13:48,528 --> 00:13:53,767 TO APPLY THE CONSTITUTION AS IT'S WRITTEN, AND APPLY THAT TO 255 00:13:53,767 --> 00:13:55,135 LAWS THAT COME BEFORE IT. 256 00:13:55,135 --> 00:14:02,409 I'VE TRIED TO DO THAT AS A LEGISLATOR WHEN WE WERE BROUGHT 257 00:14:02,409 --> 00:14:06,046 LAWS THAT APPEARED TO BE UNCONSTITUTIONAL TO ME. 258 00:14:06,046 --> 00:14:15,221 PROBABLY THE BIGGEST EXAMPLE RECENTLY WAS CALLED THE EGG 259 00:14:15,221 --> 00:14:15,689 BILL. 260 00:14:15,689 --> 00:14:18,091 IT WAS FOUND UNCONSTITUTIONAL IN THE FEDERAL COURTS. 261 00:14:18,091 --> 00:14:23,329 SO I THINK THAT MINDSET WOULD SERVE US WELL ON THE BENCH, AS 262 00:14:23,329 --> 00:14:24,531 WELL. 263 00:14:24,531 --> 00:14:30,804 >> A FINAL COMMENT, THAT IS THAT JUDICIAL ETHICS SPEAKS TO NOT 264 00:14:30,804 --> 00:14:34,341 ONLY CREATING CONFLICT OF INTEREST, BUT ALSO THE 265 00:14:34,341 --> 00:14:36,076 PERCEPTION OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST. 266 00:14:36,076 --> 00:14:38,078 THAT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE. 267 00:14:38,078 --> 00:14:42,015 >> NETWORKS I REBECCA BOONE FOR JUDGE GUTIERREZ. 268 00:14:42,015 --> 00:14:46,820 >> I'D LIKE TO KNOW YOUR STANCE ON HOW TO APPROACH THE BALANCE 269 00:14:46,820 --> 00:14:48,888 OF POWERS WITH THE DIFFERENT BRANCHES. 270 00:14:48,888 --> 00:14:52,659 FOR INSTANCE, SHOULD COURTS BE ABLE TO STRIKE ON STATUTES THEY 271 00:14:52,659 --> 00:14:54,361 STILL JEOPARDIZE THE BALANCE OF POWER? 272 00:14:54,361 --> 00:15:00,033 OR IS IT BEST LEFT AS A SELF-EQUALIZING BRANCH OF 273 00:15:00,033 --> 00:15:01,968 GOVERNMENT, THAT EVERYBODY JUST -- 274 00:15:01,968 --> 00:15:05,238 >> WELL, OBVIOUSLY THE SEPARATION OF POWERS DICTATES 275 00:15:05,238 --> 00:15:09,409 WHO HAS THE AUTHORITY TO ACT IN WHAT FASHION. 276 00:15:09,409 --> 00:15:13,046 IN TERMS OF THE COURT'S ROLL AS IT RELATES TO THE EXECUTIVE AND 277 00:15:13,046 --> 00:15:16,850 LEGISLATIVE BRANCH, IF THERE ARE STATUTES OR ACTS WHICH ARE 278 00:15:16,850 --> 00:15:21,054 UNCONSTITUTIONAL AT THAT TIME THE COURT THEN CAN STEP IN. 279 00:15:21,054 --> 00:15:25,725 >> AS A FOLLOW-UP, HOW MUCH AUTONOMY SHOULD JUDGES HAVE WHEN 280 00:15:25,725 --> 00:15:29,062 IT COMES TO THAT SORT OF DECISION-MAKING? 281 00:15:29,062 --> 00:15:33,366 SHOULD JUDGES EVER TAKE POLICY GOALS, IDEALS OR PUBLIC OPINION 282 00:15:33,366 --> 00:15:35,802 INTO ACCOUNT WHEN MAKING A RULING? 283 00:15:35,802 --> 00:15:36,536 >> ABSOLUTELY NOT. 284 00:15:36,536 --> 00:15:41,441 THE JUDGE'S AUTO ROLE IS TO ONLY CONSIDERATE LAW AND APPLY THAT 285 00:15:41,441 --> 00:15:43,643 LAW TO THE SPECIFIC FACTS OF THE CASE. 286 00:15:43,643 --> 00:15:47,547 >> I'D LIKE TO YOU HAVE ANSWER THE SAME QUESTION, MRS. BRODY. 287 00:15:47,547 --> 00:15:51,284 HOW MUCH AUTONOMY DO YOU FEEL THAT JUDGES SHOULD HAVE AND HOW 288 00:15:51,284 --> 00:15:53,720 DO YOU PROTECT THE BALANCE OF POWER? 289 00:15:53,720 --> 00:15:57,857 >> I THINK IT'S IMPERATIVE THAT THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO 290 00:15:57,857 --> 00:16:01,027 KNOW THAT THEY HAVE AN INDEPENDENT JUDICIARY. 291 00:16:01,027 --> 00:16:04,664 I AGREE THAT IN A SMALL STATE LIKE IDAHO IT'S IMPORTANT THAT 292 00:16:04,664 --> 00:16:09,669 OUR JUDICIARY AND LEGISLATURE AT TIMES WORK TOGETHER ON ISSUES 293 00:16:09,669 --> 00:16:12,138 RELATED SPECIFICALLY TO THE JUSTICE SYSTEM. 294 00:16:12,138 --> 00:16:14,874 AND HOW WE ADMINISTER IT IN IDAHO. 295 00:16:14,874 --> 00:16:17,610 BUT WHEN IT COMES TO MAKING DECISIONS WHEN REVIEWING 296 00:16:17,610 --> 00:16:20,347 LEGISLATION, WHEN REVIEWING ISSUES ABOUT FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS, 297 00:16:20,347 --> 00:16:23,783 I THINK THE PEOPLE OF IDAHO DESERVE TO KNOW THAT THEY HAVE 298 00:16:23,783 --> 00:16:28,722 AN INDEPENDENT JUDICIARY WHO ISN'T SUBJECT TO THE WHIMS OR 299 00:16:28,722 --> 00:16:33,493 THE TIDE OF PUBLIC OPINION, OR POLITICAL INFLUENCE. 300 00:16:33,493 --> 00:16:37,797 WE HAVE TO BE A SEPARATE AND FIERCELY INDEPENDENT BRANCH IN 301 00:16:37,797 --> 00:16:40,967 ORDER TO PROTECT THE PEOPLE OF IDAHO. 302 00:16:40,967 --> 00:16:44,871 >> MR. STRONG, ON THE SAME TOPIC, I'D LIKE TO HEAR WHAT YOU 303 00:16:44,871 --> 00:16:49,976 THINK ABOUT THE BALANCE OF POWERS AND JUDICIAL AUTONOMY, 304 00:16:49,976 --> 00:16:54,080 AND WHETHER POLICY GOALS AND IDEALS SHOULD EVER BE TAKEN INTO 305 00:16:54,080 --> 00:16:54,981 ACCOUNT. 306 00:16:54,981 --> 00:16:58,485 SPECIFICALLY, I'D LIKE TO KNOW YOUR THOUGHTS SINCE YOU'VE BEEN 307 00:16:58,485 --> 00:17:03,289 INVOLVED IN SO VERY MANY NATURAL RESOURCE CASES AS A LITIGATOR. 308 00:17:03,289 --> 00:17:07,327 WILL THAT IMPACT OR AFFECT THE WAY YOU MAKE RULINGS SHOULD YOU 309 00:17:07,327 --> 00:17:10,663 BE ELECTED TO THE SUPREME COURT ON THOSE ISSUES? 310 00:17:10,663 --> 00:17:13,833 >> I'D LIKE TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE ABOUT SEPARATION OF POWERS. 311 00:17:13,833 --> 00:17:18,505 THAT'S AN AREA IN WHICH I HAVE PRACTICED EXTENSIVELY. 312 00:17:18,505 --> 00:17:25,045 THERE IS NO ROLE FOR THE JUDICIARY TO INJECT ITS OWN 313 00:17:25,045 --> 00:17:26,613 POWELL INTO THE OUTCOME. 314 00:17:26,613 --> 00:17:29,983 THE ROLE IS TO LOOK TO THE AUTHORITIES GIVEN TO THE 315 00:17:29,983 --> 00:17:31,151 BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT. 316 00:17:31,151 --> 00:17:35,689 TO THE EXTENT THAT A BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT STEPS OVER THOSE 317 00:17:35,689 --> 00:17:38,525 BOUNDARIES IT'S FOR THE JUDICIARY TO CALL BALLS AND 318 00:17:38,525 --> 00:17:39,426 STRIKES. 319 00:17:39,426 --> 00:17:46,533 WASILLA THE BECAUSE DENY VERSUS LAND BOARD CASE, WE HAD TO SUE 320 00:17:46,533 --> 00:17:49,602 THE LEGISLATURE AND WE WERE SUCCESSFUL IN DEFENDING AGAINST 321 00:17:49,602 --> 00:17:50,704 THAT ENCROACHMENT. 322 00:17:50,704 --> 00:17:55,642 AND THEN IN THE SNAKE RIVER BASIN AJUDICATION, WE HAD AN 323 00:17:55,642 --> 00:17:59,212 ISSUE WITH THE RESPECTIVE ROLES THAT I HAD TO LITIGATION GATE. 324 00:17:59,212 --> 00:18:01,848 AS FAR AS MY BACKGROUND IN NATURAL RESOURCES, THAT SHOULD 325 00:18:01,848 --> 00:18:05,585 NOT HAVE ANY INFLUENCE IN ANY OF THE OUTCOMES. 326 00:18:05,585 --> 00:18:10,390 I WILL AS A JUDGE LOOK TO THE RULE OF LAW AS WRITTEN. 327 00:18:10,390 --> 00:18:16,663 >> SENATOR, I'D LIKE TO HAVE YOU SPEAK ON THE SAME TOPIC, 328 00:18:16,663 --> 00:18:21,234 PARTICULARLY AS A LAWMAKER YOU HAVE OCCASIONALLY VOTED IN FAVOR 329 00:18:21,234 --> 00:18:26,606 OF PROPOSED LEGISLATION AFTER THE LEGISLATURE HAS BEEN ADVISED 330 00:18:26,606 --> 00:18:30,243 IT WOULD OVERSTEP SOME CONSTITUTIONAL BOUNDARIES. 331 00:18:30,243 --> 00:18:33,513 HOW DO YOU RECONCILE THAT AS A JUDGE? 332 00:18:33,513 --> 00:18:37,217 >> I THINK THAT GETS TO A VERY FUNDAMENTAL PHILOSOPHY OF HOW A 333 00:18:37,217 --> 00:18:40,587 JUSTICE INTERPRETS THE CONSTITUTION. 334 00:18:40,587 --> 00:18:48,995 IN ONE CAMP IS THAT A MAJORITY WILL ESTABLISHES WHAT THE RIGHTS 335 00:18:48,995 --> 00:18:50,163 ARE FROM THE GOVERNMENT. 336 00:18:50,163 --> 00:18:53,900 SO THAT WE FORM THE GOVERNMENT AND THE MAJORITY DETERMINES WHAT 337 00:18:53,900 --> 00:18:55,068 THE RIGHTS ARE. 338 00:18:55,068 --> 00:18:59,205 I THINK THIS APPROACH LEADS TO WHAT WE'LL CALL A LIVING 339 00:18:59,205 --> 00:19:04,444 DOCUMENT OF CONSTITUTION, WHERE THE PREVAILING MAJORITY WILL 340 00:19:04,444 --> 00:19:06,946 DETERMINE WHAT THOSE RIGHTS ARE. 341 00:19:06,946 --> 00:19:13,286 AND THE CONTRARY CAMP IS THE IDEA THAT WE HAVE CERTAIN 342 00:19:13,286 --> 00:19:16,690 INALIENABLE RIGHTS THAT EXIST SEPARATE AND OUTSIDE THE 343 00:19:16,690 --> 00:19:17,323 GOVERNMENT. 344 00:19:17,323 --> 00:19:20,593 AND THAT THOSE CAN'T BE TAKEN AWAY AND THOSE ARE REFLECTED IN 345 00:19:20,593 --> 00:19:21,928 THE CONSTITUTION. 346 00:19:21,928 --> 00:19:26,933 AND SO IF THERE ARE UNCONSTITUTIONAL STATUTES, THEN 347 00:19:26,933 --> 00:19:31,338 IT'S THE ROLE OF THE COURTS TO STRIKE THAT DOWN. 348 00:19:31,338 --> 00:19:37,243 I'VE TRIED TO PRACTICE THE SAME PHILOSOPHY AS A LEGISLATOR. 349 00:19:37,243 --> 00:19:40,947 WE GET ADVICE ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BILLS ALL THE TIME. 350 00:19:40,947 --> 00:19:44,417 WE HAVE TO MAKE A DECISION YES OR NO. 351 00:19:44,417 --> 00:19:52,058 I'VE TRIED TO ERR ON THE SIDE OF SUPPORTING ONLY THINGS THAT ARE 352 00:19:52,058 --> 00:19:54,361 WITHIN THE CONSTITUTIONAL BOUNDS. 353 00:19:54,361 --> 00:19:57,097 >> JUDGE GUTIERREZ, I HAVE A FOLLOW-UP QUESTION FOR YOU. 354 00:19:57,097 --> 00:20:00,533 THE THREE OTHER PEOPLE RUNNING FOR THIS SEAT HAVE BEEN 355 00:20:00,533 --> 00:20:02,869 PRACTICING ATTORNEYS FOR A VERY LONG TIME. 356 00:20:02,869 --> 00:20:06,706 YOU'VE BEEN IN THE JUDICIARY SINCE 1993. 357 00:20:06,706 --> 00:20:10,910 IS IT A LITTLE EASIER FOR YOU TO TAKE THE HIGH ROAD AS YOU DON'T 358 00:20:10,910 --> 00:20:13,546 HAVE AS MANY APPARENT CONFLICTS OF INTEREST? 359 00:20:13,546 --> 00:20:15,015 >> YOU MIGHT SAY THAT IN PART. 360 00:20:15,015 --> 00:20:19,753 BUT ALSO T WAY THAT I'VE CONDUCTED MYSELF IN AVOIDING 361 00:20:19,753 --> 00:20:25,191 CONFLICTS OF INTEREST HAS BEEN A MAJOR EMPHASIS IN THE WAY THAT 362 00:20:25,191 --> 00:20:29,929 I'VE -- THE WAY I HAVE LED MY CAREER ON A PROFESSIONAL LEVEL. 363 00:20:29,929 --> 00:20:35,135 >> THE NEXT QUESTION 1ST JUDGE GUTIERREZ FROM BILL. 364 00:20:35,135 --> 00:20:36,136 >> GOOD EVENING, JUDGE. 365 00:20:36,136 --> 00:20:39,939 MY QUESTION IS ABOUT THE RULING IN THE CASE OF JAMES VERSUS 366 00:20:39,939 --> 00:20:41,841 STIFF BOISE. 367 00:20:41,841 --> 00:20:46,780 IN JANUARY A UNANIMOUS SUPREME COURT SUMMARILY REVERSED THE 368 00:20:46,780 --> 00:20:48,948 IDAHO SUPREME COURT IN THAT CASE. 369 00:20:48,948 --> 00:20:54,688 THE IDAHO COURT MAINTAINED IT WAS NOT BOUND BY THE HIGHER 370 00:20:54,688 --> 00:20:59,993 COURT'S RULING WITH A FEDERAL PARTY IN THE PREVAILING CLAIMS. 371 00:20:59,993 --> 00:21:03,697 THE PRINCIPAL QUESTION IS WHETHER OR NOT STATES ARE OR ARE 372 00:21:03,697 --> 00:21:04,631 NOT BOUND. 373 00:21:04,631 --> 00:21:07,801 I WANT TO HERE YOUR ANSWER AND OPEN IT UP TO THE OTHER 374 00:21:07,801 --> 00:21:08,368 CANDIDATES. 375 00:21:08,368 --> 00:21:11,905 >> I THINK IT'S WITHIN THE PURVIEW OF THE FEDERAL, WE'RE 376 00:21:11,905 --> 00:21:12,872 BOUND BY IT. 377 00:21:12,872 --> 00:21:16,343 IF IT'S A STATE RIGHT AND AN ACTION THAT PERTAINS TO STATE 378 00:21:16,343 --> 00:21:20,013 LAW, NOT INVOLVING FEDERAL AUTHORITY, THEN I THINK IT'S 379 00:21:20,013 --> 00:21:23,283 APPROPRIATE TO DISREGARD THAT. 380 00:21:23,283 --> 00:21:24,117 >> OKAY. 381 00:21:24,117 --> 00:21:28,021 GO DOWN THE LINE, IF WE COULD, SENATOR MCKENZIE. 382 00:21:28,021 --> 00:21:30,657 >> ONE OF THE LIMITATIONS WE HAVE IS THAT WE'RE NOT ABLE TO 383 00:21:30,657 --> 00:21:35,362 SPEAK ON ISSUES THAT COULD REASONABLY COME BEFORE THE 384 00:21:35,362 --> 00:21:35,895 COUNT. 385 00:21:35,895 --> 00:21:38,465 I CAN SPEAK GENERALLY ABOUT FEDERALISM. 386 00:21:38,465 --> 00:21:40,100 >> THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I'M LOOKING AT. 387 00:21:40,100 --> 00:21:43,770 >> AND SO AGAIN IF IT'S WITHIN THE FEDERAL PURVIEW OF A CASE 388 00:21:43,770 --> 00:21:50,777 WITHIN THAT SYSTEM, THEN AWARDS CAN BE MADE. 389 00:21:50,777 --> 00:21:54,314 OTHERWISE IT WOULD BE BEYOND THE AUTHORITY OF THAT COURT. 390 00:21:54,314 --> 00:21:55,682 >> OKAY. 391 00:21:55,682 --> 00:22:02,889 >> I WOULD AGREE THAT WHEN THERE IS -- THE AUTHORITY IS IN THE 392 00:22:02,889 --> 00:22:05,525 FEDERAL CONSTITUTION AND THAT'S BEEN INTERPRETED, THE STATE 393 00:22:05,525 --> 00:22:08,995 COURTS ARE BOUND BY THOSE INTERPRETATIONS. 394 00:22:08,995 --> 00:22:12,999 WHEN IT'S A MATTER WITHIN THE PREROGATIVE OF THE STATE, IT'S 395 00:22:12,999 --> 00:22:15,702 APPROPRIATE FOR THE STATE COURT TO RULE ON THAT. 396 00:22:15,702 --> 00:22:18,505 >> ACTUALLY I HAD A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO ASK THE COURT TO 397 00:22:18,505 --> 00:22:22,509 ALLOW ME ON BEHALF OF AN ORGANIZATION TO ACTUALLY APPEAR 398 00:22:22,509 --> 00:22:26,980 IN AN AMICUS CAPACITY IN THAT CASE TO TALK TO THE COURT ABOUT 399 00:22:26,980 --> 00:22:28,348 THE RULING. 400 00:22:28,348 --> 00:22:32,285 I BELIEVE ABSOLUTELY IN THE DIVISION OF POWERS BETWEEN THE 401 00:22:32,285 --> 00:22:33,920 STATES AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. 402 00:22:33,920 --> 00:22:38,124 AND ANY TIME THAT THE STATE'S RIGHTS ARE INVADE THAT'S A 403 00:22:38,124 --> 00:22:38,625 PROBLEM. 404 00:22:38,625 --> 00:22:41,461 BUT IT'S IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT THERE ARE CERTAIN -- THAT 405 00:22:41,461 --> 00:22:42,829 THERE ARE BOUNDARIES TO THAT. 406 00:22:42,829 --> 00:22:46,833 IN THE JAMES CASE WE HAD A SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED 407 00:22:46,833 --> 00:22:49,002 STATES OPINION INTERPRETING A FEDERAL LAW. 408 00:22:49,002 --> 00:22:53,106 IT WAS THE SUPREME LAW OF THE LAND. 409 00:22:53,106 --> 00:23:01,247 IT WAS AN INSTANT WHERE 9 COURT YORE STEPPED ITS BOUNDARY. 410 00:23:01,247 --> 00:23:04,617 >> I WANT TO DRILL A LITTLE MORE INTO THE SUBJECT BEFORE I GO 411 00:23:04,617 --> 00:23:06,152 INTO A FOLLOW-UP. 412 00:23:06,152 --> 00:23:10,056 I WANTED TO KIND OF CONTRAST THAT TO A SIMILAR DYNAMIC, THIS 413 00:23:10,056 --> 00:23:12,992 GOES BACK TO ANOTHER STATE. 414 00:23:12,992 --> 00:23:19,165 AND IF YOU RECALL, AFTER THE BURGOT HALES DECISION, CHIEF 415 00:23:19,165 --> 00:23:26,639 JUSTICE IN ALABAMA ROY MOORE INITIALLY REFUSED OR DEFIED THE 416 00:23:26,639 --> 00:23:29,275 COURT IN THAT RULING. 417 00:23:29,275 --> 00:23:34,347 AND IS THAT APPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR FOR A COURT OFFICER? 418 00:23:34,347 --> 00:23:38,818 WE'LL START WITH -- >> JUDGE ROY MOORE, HE REFUSED 419 00:23:38,818 --> 00:23:44,124 TO BE BOUND BY THE DECISION IN THE CASE, WHICH WAS A SAME-SEX 420 00:23:44,124 --> 00:23:45,258 MARRIAGE CASE. 421 00:23:45,258 --> 00:23:46,726 >> YES. 422 00:23:46,726 --> 00:23:52,032 >> I THINK IF YOU CANNOT AS A JUDGE FOLLOW THE LAW, THEN I 423 00:23:52,032 --> 00:23:56,102 THINK YOU NEED TO TAKE OFF THE ROBES. 424 00:23:56,102 --> 00:24:00,507 >> THE NEXT QUESTION IS GOING COME FROM REBECCA BOONE ON 425 00:24:00,507 --> 00:24:01,141 DIVERSITY. 426 00:24:01,141 --> 00:24:03,309 IT'S GOING TO GO TO ROBYN BRODY. 427 00:24:03,309 --> 00:24:07,881 >> MRS. BRODY, MULTIPLE STUDIES HAVE SHOWN HAVING A WOMAN OR 428 00:24:07,881 --> 00:24:12,252 PERSON OF COLOR ON A JUDICIAL PANEL DOESN'T JUST CHANGE THAT 429 00:24:12,252 --> 00:24:15,889 PARTICULAR SEAT BUT CHANGES THE TYPE WAS RULINGS THAT COME FROM 430 00:24:15,889 --> 00:24:17,057 THE ENTIRE PANEL. 431 00:24:17,057 --> 00:24:22,162 THE STUDY SHOWS DIVERSITY CHANGES THE DELIBERATIVE PROCESS 432 00:24:22,162 --> 00:24:24,998 AND THE SUBSEQUENT RULES BY THE COURT. 433 00:24:24,998 --> 00:24:31,871 ABOUT 11% OF IDAHO'S JUDGES ARE WOMEN, THE LOWEST PERCENTAGE 434 00:24:31,871 --> 00:24:32,439 NATIONWIDE. 435 00:24:32,439 --> 00:24:37,544 DO YOU THINK JUDGES, PARTICULARLY WOMEN OR MINORITIES 436 00:24:37,544 --> 00:24:41,715 V BEEN GIVEN SHORTLY SH RIFT BY IDAHO'S COURTS? 437 00:24:41,715 --> 00:24:44,918 >> I'LL TELL WHAT, WE WOULD HAVE A LOT BETTER DECISION MAKING IN 438 00:24:44,918 --> 00:24:49,356 OUR COURT'S WITH A JUDICIARY THAT LOOKS AND REFLECTS LIKE OUR 439 00:24:49,356 --> 00:24:49,923 COMMUNITIES. 440 00:24:49,923 --> 00:24:51,925 I HAVE NO DOUBT IN MY MIND. 441 00:24:51,925 --> 00:24:56,096 I KNOW IN MY OWN PRACTICE WHEN I WORK WITH MEN AND OTHER FOLKS 442 00:24:56,096 --> 00:24:59,833 I'M A BETTER LAWYER, WE MAKE BETTER DECISIONS AND WE GET 443 00:24:59,833 --> 00:25:02,035 BETTER CULTS FOR OUR CLIENTS. 444 00:25:02,035 --> 00:25:06,506 THERE IS NO DOUBT IN MY MIND THAT WE NEED TO MAKE A REAL 445 00:25:06,506 --> 00:25:07,707 CONCERTED EFFORT. 446 00:25:07,707 --> 00:25:13,513 WHEN WE HAVE QUALIFIED CAPABLE PEOPLE IN THE JUDICIARY WHO CAN 447 00:25:13,513 --> 00:25:17,617 TAKE ON THESE ROLES IT'S IMPERATIVE FOR US AS A STATE TO 448 00:25:17,617 --> 00:25:23,256 TAKE ACTION AND HELP PUT US IN POSITIONS OF LEADERSHIP. 449 00:25:23,256 --> 00:25:25,992 >> GO AHEAD. 450 00:25:25,992 --> 00:25:29,529 >> WE'RE GOING GO TO CLIVE STRONG FIRST BUT YOU'LL HAVE 451 00:25:29,529 --> 00:25:32,599 YOUR CHANCE TO ANSWER. 452 00:25:32,599 --> 00:25:38,905 >> WITH THAT DIVERSITY IN MIND WHEN IT COMES TO JUDICIAL 453 00:25:38,905 --> 00:25:42,542 PANELS, WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE DIVERSITY ON IDAHO'S COURTS? 454 00:25:42,542 --> 00:25:45,812 AND DO YOU THINK YOUR OWN EXPERIENCES SHOULD OR WOULD HAVE 455 00:25:45,812 --> 00:25:50,016 ANY IMPACT ON DECISIONS YOU MIGHT MAKES A A JUSTICE? 456 00:25:50,016 --> 00:25:54,254 >> I THINK ETHNIC DIVERSITY AND CULTURAL DIVERSITY ON THE COURT 457 00:25:54,254 --> 00:25:55,922 IS IMPERATIVE. 458 00:25:55,922 --> 00:25:59,759 IT'S SOMETHING WE SUPPORT BUT NOT JUST ON THE COURT BUT 459 00:25:59,759 --> 00:26:01,661 THROUGHOUT OUR ENTIRE PRACTICE. 460 00:26:01,661 --> 00:26:06,499 IT'S SOMETHING I TAKE INTO ACCOUNT AS SUPERVISOR OF THE 461 00:26:06,499 --> 00:26:07,867 OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL. 462 00:26:07,867 --> 00:26:12,505 I HAVE MANY VERY EXPERIENCED FEMALE ATTORNEYS IN MY OFFICE, 463 00:26:12,505 --> 00:26:18,411 MANY OF WHOM HAVE GONE ON TO THE BENCH BOTH AS MAGISTRATES AND 464 00:26:18,411 --> 00:26:19,212 DISTRICT COURTS. 465 00:26:19,212 --> 00:26:23,049 I HAVE DONE A PROGRAM TRYING TO FOSTER THE ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN 466 00:26:23,049 --> 00:26:23,883 WITHIN THE OFFICE. 467 00:26:23,883 --> 00:26:27,687 I HAD A LEGAL SECRETARY I PERCEIVED HAD THE SKILLS TO BE 468 00:26:27,687 --> 00:26:28,254 AN ATTORNEY. 469 00:26:28,254 --> 00:26:33,259 I ENCOURAGED HER TO GO TO LAW SCHOOL AND SHE'S NOW WORKING FOR 470 00:26:33,259 --> 00:26:33,727 ME. 471 00:26:33,727 --> 00:26:36,329 >> SENATOR MCKENZIE, YOUR THOUGHTS ON DIVERSITY IN THE 472 00:26:36,329 --> 00:26:36,963 COURTS. 473 00:26:36,963 --> 00:26:40,500 >> I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT, NOT JUST DIVERSITY GENDER AND 474 00:26:40,500 --> 00:26:43,336 CULTURAL BUT BACKGROUNDS OF PEOPLE WHO SERVE ON THE COURT. 475 00:26:43,336 --> 00:26:47,807 ONE OF THE ROLES OF OUR SUPERIORITY IS TO ADMINISTER OUR 476 00:26:47,807 --> 00:26:53,446 COURT SYSTEM AND TO DEVELOP THOSE DISTRICT JUDGE AND 477 00:26:53,446 --> 00:26:57,851 MAGISTRATE JUDGE AND OTHER JUDGES THAT REFLECT THEIR 478 00:26:57,851 --> 00:26:58,385 COMMUNITIES. 479 00:26:58,385 --> 00:27:01,588 IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO WORK ON. 480 00:27:01,588 --> 00:27:08,028 >> JUDGE GUTIERREZ, I THINK YOU RECENTLY RELATED AN INCIDENT TO 481 00:27:08,028 --> 00:27:13,767 BETS SEE ABOUT COURT INTERPRETERS, AND HOW YOUR 482 00:27:13,767 --> 00:27:17,037 EXPERIENCE WITH THE MINORITY ON THE COURT HELPED YOU IDENTIFY A 483 00:27:17,037 --> 00:27:21,574 PROBLEM THAT SOME OF THE INTERPRETATIONS WEREN'T CORRECT. 484 00:27:21,574 --> 00:27:25,845 WHAT CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT WHETHER THAT'S A CRUCIAL ROLE 485 00:27:25,845 --> 00:27:28,515 THAT SHOULD BE FOSTERED. 486 00:27:28,515 --> 00:27:33,887 >> I THINK THAT'S VITAL, NOT ONLY IN THE JUDICIAL AND 487 00:27:33,887 --> 00:27:37,323 DELIBERATIVE PROCESS, BUT POLICIES AND PROGRAMS THAT 488 00:27:37,323 --> 00:27:39,159 IMPACT THE ENTIRE CITIZENRY. 489 00:27:39,159 --> 00:27:42,896 AND THIRD IS THE FACT THAT I BELIEVE IT ADDS AUTHENTICITY TO 490 00:27:42,896 --> 00:27:47,634 THE COURT AND WHAT IT STANDS, FOR AND THAT IS JUSTICE FOR ALL. 491 00:27:47,634 --> 00:27:50,637 >> REBECK CAR, YOU HAD A FOLLOW-UP? 492 00:27:50,637 --> 00:27:52,105 >> I DID, YES. 493 00:27:52,105 --> 00:27:57,644 SO WHAT ABOUT -- WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE MOST IMPORTANT 494 00:27:57,644 --> 00:28:01,948 ASPECT OF REPRESENTING THE STATE IN THE COURT'S THAT WE'RE 495 00:28:01,948 --> 00:28:03,483 CURRENTLY MISSING? 496 00:28:03,483 --> 00:28:06,653 WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO TO INCREASE DIVERSITY? 497 00:28:06,653 --> 00:28:12,592 >> WE FOUND OUT THE JUDICIAL RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION SURVEY 498 00:28:12,592 --> 00:28:16,296 OR REPORT THAT WE WERE OPERATING UNDER A PERCEPTION BY THE BAR 499 00:28:16,296 --> 00:28:20,133 THAT FOLKS WERE DISQUALIFYING THEMSELVES FROM APPLYING TO THE 500 00:28:20,133 --> 00:28:21,234 BENCH THAT. 501 00:28:21,234 --> 00:28:22,836 INCLUDED WOMEN AND MINORITIES. 502 00:28:22,836 --> 00:28:26,973 AND SO WE NEED TO WORK ON ELIMINATING THOSE BARRIERS, 503 00:28:26,973 --> 00:28:34,881 THOSE PERCEPTIONS AND ALSO DOING MORE ON THE REGROUP END TO HAVE 504 00:28:34,881 --> 00:28:39,686 A PILLOW ACTIVE SUPREME COURT ON THAT ISSUE. 505 00:28:39,686 --> 00:28:44,624 WE HAVE WITH THE DIVERSITY SECTION A PIPELINE PROGRAM 506 00:28:44,624 --> 00:28:47,861 GEARED TOWARDS DISARRANGED HIGH SCHOOL KIDS, STARTING EARLY 507 00:28:47,861 --> 00:28:53,500 HOPING TO CREATE A PIPELINE TO DIVERSITY FYE BOTH 9 BAR AND 508 00:28:53,500 --> 00:28:54,000 BENCH. 509 00:28:54,000 --> 00:28:56,636 >> MR. STRONG, YOU TALKED ABOUT DIVERSITY OF PRACTICE AND ALSO 510 00:28:56,636 --> 00:28:58,471 PEOPLE WITHIN YOUR PRACTICE. 511 00:28:58,471 --> 00:29:02,909 DOES THAT HAVE THE SAME -- DOES HIRING SAY CLERKS WHO ARE 512 00:29:02,909 --> 00:29:09,582 MINORITIES, OR WOMEN, HAVE THE SAME SORT OF IMPACT THAT HAVING 513 00:29:09,582 --> 00:29:14,387 A BROADER REPRESENTATION WITHIN THE JUDICIARY ITSELF? 514 00:29:14,387 --> 00:29:17,590 >> I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE A BROADER REPRESENTATION 515 00:29:17,590 --> 00:29:19,125 WITHIN THE JUDICIARY. 516 00:29:19,125 --> 00:29:21,227 BUT YOU HAVE TO BUILD FROM THE BOTTOM UP. 517 00:29:21,227 --> 00:29:22,829 THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING. 518 00:29:22,829 --> 00:29:28,234 EVERY ONE OF US HAS AN OBLIGATION TO FOSTER THAT 519 00:29:28,234 --> 00:29:28,835 ENVIRONMENT. 520 00:29:28,835 --> 00:29:41,681 WE'RE LOOKING FOR AN ENVIRONMENT THAT WOULD INVITE THAT KIND OF 521 00:29:41,681 --> 00:29:42,349 INCLUSIVE. 522 00:29:42,349 --> 00:29:45,251 >> I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S OBVIOUS TO THE FOLKS IN THE TV AUDIENCE 523 00:29:45,251 --> 00:29:48,855 THAT IN FACT WE'RE -- THE SUPREME COURT IN IDAHO IS ONE OF 524 00:29:48,855 --> 00:29:52,425 TWO OR THREE COURTS IN THE COUNTRY THAT DOESN'T HAVE ANY 525 00:29:52,425 --> 00:29:56,329 GENDER REPRESENTATION OR PEOPLE OF COLOR REPRESENTATION. 526 00:29:56,329 --> 00:29:58,331 >> NEXT QUESTION FROM BETSY RUSSELL. 527 00:29:58,331 --> 00:30:00,066 >> THIS QUESTION IS FOR MRS. 528 00:30:00,066 --> 00:30:00,600 BRODY. 529 00:30:00,600 --> 00:30:04,537 YOU'RE THE ONLY CANDIDATE AMONG THESE FOUR COMING TO THE RACE 530 00:30:04,537 --> 00:30:07,073 WITHOUT A SIGNIFICANT BACKGROUND IN GOVERNMENT. 531 00:30:07,073 --> 00:30:11,111 SHOULD VOTERS CONSIDER THAT A PRO OR A CON AND WHY? 532 00:30:11,111 --> 00:30:13,713 >> WELL, PROBABLY MY ONLY SIGNIFICANT BACKGROUND IN 533 00:30:13,713 --> 00:30:20,987 GOVERNMENT WOULD BE SUING THE GOVERNMENT. 534 00:30:20,987 --> 00:30:24,290 FROM MY WORLD I VIEW IT AS A PLUS. 535 00:30:24,290 --> 00:30:28,094 WHEN I TALKED ABOUT IN THE BEGINNING ABOUT CRAWLING INTO 536 00:30:28,094 --> 00:30:32,465 THE FOXHOLE WITH THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO, THAT'S 537 00:30:32,465 --> 00:30:35,135 EXACTLY WHERE I'M COMING FROM. 538 00:30:35,135 --> 00:30:42,742 DON'T GET ME WRONG, I'M NOT A CONTRARIAN, I'M ALL ABOUT SAYING 539 00:30:42,742 --> 00:30:45,745 YES AND PROVIDING PEOPLE WITH ACCESS AND BASIC RIGHTS. 540 00:30:45,745 --> 00:30:49,849 I GUESS FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, EVEN TAKING ON THIS RACE, I 541 00:30:49,849 --> 00:30:53,019 VIEWED THIS AS A CHANCE TO VOTE WITH THE PEOPLE. 542 00:30:53,019 --> 00:30:59,359 I PUT MY TRUST IN THE PEOPLE EVERY SINGLE DAY OF THE WEEK. 543 00:30:59,359 --> 00:31:05,331 >> AND MR. STRONG, YOUR BACKGROUND IN GOVERNMENT IS 544 00:31:05,331 --> 00:31:06,433 QUITE EXTENSIVE. 545 00:31:06,433 --> 00:31:09,235 WHAT DOES THAT MEAN US A APPROACH THE ROLE OF AN IDAHO 546 00:31:09,235 --> 00:31:10,503 SUPREME COURT JUSTICE? 547 00:31:10,503 --> 00:31:14,507 >> I THINK I WOULD BRING SOMETHING UNIQUE TO THE IDAHO 548 00:31:14,507 --> 00:31:16,176 SUPERIORITY WITH MY GOVERNMENTAL EXPERIENCE. 549 00:31:16,176 --> 00:31:22,716 I UNDERSTAND HOW THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH AND EXECUTIVE BRANCH AND 550 00:31:22,716 --> 00:31:25,251 JUDICIARY INTERACT. 551 00:31:25,251 --> 00:31:30,890 I UNDERSTAND HOW PROBLEMS ARISE AND HOW TO AVOID THEM AS YOU GO 552 00:31:30,890 --> 00:31:31,758 FORWARD. 553 00:31:31,758 --> 00:31:35,562 THERE IS NOBODY ON THE COURT WITH THAT BACKGROUND IN 554 00:31:35,562 --> 00:31:38,631 ADMINISTRATIVE LAW THAT CAN COME FORWARD AND PROVIDE THAT 555 00:31:38,631 --> 00:31:40,400 BACKGROUND AND EXPERIENCE TO THE COURT. 556 00:31:40,400 --> 00:31:43,470 I THINK MY GOVERNMENTAL SERVICE IS ACTUALLY SOMETHING THAT'S 557 00:31:43,470 --> 00:31:44,738 NEEDED ON THE COURT. 558 00:31:44,738 --> 00:31:48,908 >> BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO SENATOR MCKENZIE, I HAVE A QUESTION FOR 559 00:31:48,908 --> 00:31:50,010 YOU, MR. STRONG. 560 00:31:50,010 --> 00:31:54,147 YOU HAVE WORKED IN THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE FOR 30 YEARS 561 00:31:54,147 --> 00:31:55,548 NOW, SINCE 1983. 562 00:31:55,548 --> 00:31:59,686 YOU HAVE WORKED WITH MILLIMETER OF THE PEOPLE WHO END UP 563 00:31:59,686 --> 00:32:03,323 REPRESENTING THE STATE IN FRONT OF THE IDAHO SUPREME COURT. 564 00:32:03,323 --> 00:32:09,062 SO WILL YOU BE WILL TO LOOK AT THOSE OR WILL YOU HAVE TO RECUSE 565 00:32:09,062 --> 00:32:13,600 YOURSELF FROM EVERYTHING THE IDAHO ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE 566 00:32:13,600 --> 00:32:14,534 HAS TOUCHED? 567 00:32:14,534 --> 00:32:17,437 >> I THINK IF YOU LOOK THE ANSWER IS THERE. 568 00:32:17,437 --> 00:32:20,707 WHEN THE GOVERNMENT EXCEEDS ITS BOUNDARIES I'VE BEEN WILLING TO 569 00:32:20,707 --> 00:32:22,642 TAKE ON THE CASE AND ARGUE IT. 570 00:32:22,642 --> 00:32:25,812 WHEN THE LEGISLATURE AND THE ABANDONLORD EXCEEDED THEIR 571 00:32:25,812 --> 00:32:28,882 AUTHORITIES, I PREPARED THOSE CASES. 572 00:32:28,882 --> 00:32:32,185 WHEN THERE WAS A CONFLICT BETWEEN THE JUDICIARY AND THE 573 00:32:32,185 --> 00:32:34,521 LEGISLATURE, I PROSECUTED THAT CASE. 574 00:32:34,521 --> 00:32:39,826 I THINK MY REPORT DEMONSTRATES WHEN NECESSARY I'M RILLING TO 575 00:32:39,826 --> 00:32:50,470 TAKE THE STEPS TO MAKE SURE WORD GOVERNMENTS WILL CONTINUE THE 576 00:32:50,470 --> 00:32:51,037 LAW. 577 00:32:51,037 --> 00:32:52,739 >> I JUST WANTED TO ADDRESS THAT ISSUE. 578 00:32:52,739 --> 00:32:57,777 I THINK THERE ARE CASES THAT MY OPPONENT HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN 579 00:32:57,777 --> 00:33:01,314 EXTENSIVELY, AND WHERE IT'S NOT JUST A MATTER OF BEING IN THE 580 00:33:01,314 --> 00:33:04,050 OFFICE WHERE THOSE CASES HAVE BEEN HANDLED. 581 00:33:04,050 --> 00:33:10,156 BUT I'M TALKING ABOUT REAL INTIMATE DAY-TO-DAY INVOLVEMENT. 582 00:33:10,156 --> 00:33:14,094 AND THOSE DISPUTES ARE LIKELY TO PERCOLATE UP THROUGH THE SYSTEM. 583 00:33:14,094 --> 00:33:20,066 >> BUT ONE OF THE INCLINED THAT YOU ERUPTED MRS. BRODIE, HAS 584 00:33:20,066 --> 00:33:28,341 BEEN RANKIN WATER WHICH HAS HAD TWO CASES IN THE IDAHO SUPREME 585 00:33:28,341 --> 00:33:28,908 COURT. 586 00:33:28,908 --> 00:33:31,745 IF THEY ARE THERE AGAIN WILL YOU BE ABLE TO LOOK AT POTHOLES 587 00:33:31,745 --> 00:33:34,080 WATER ISSUES IMPARTIALLY? 588 00:33:34,080 --> 00:33:38,551 >> NO, I WOULD HAVE TO RECUSE MYSELF FROM ANY ISSUE INVOLVING 589 00:33:38,551 --> 00:33:41,354 MY CLIENT, ANY ISSUE AT ALL. 590 00:33:41,354 --> 00:33:44,357 >> SENATOR MCKENZIE, YOUR BACKGROUND IN GOVERNMENT HAS 591 00:33:44,357 --> 00:33:45,992 BEEN IN THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH. 592 00:33:45,992 --> 00:33:50,030 FOR 14 YEARS YOU WERE A MEMBER OF A BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT THAT 593 00:33:50,030 --> 00:33:53,667 DID NOT ALWAYS AGREE WITH THE JUDICIAL BRANCH. 594 00:33:53,667 --> 00:33:57,671 HOW DO YOU BRING THAT EXPERIENCE TO A POSITION AS A SUPERIORITY 595 00:33:57,671 --> 00:33:58,505 JUDGE? 596 00:33:58,505 --> 00:34:03,843 >> I THINK 8 USEFUL BACKGROUND TO HAVE, TO BE BOTH ONE OF THE 597 00:34:03,843 --> 00:34:08,848 LONGER SERVING STATE SENATORS AS WELL AS HAVING AN ACTIVE 598 00:34:08,848 --> 00:34:11,151 PRACTICE IN THE LAW. 599 00:34:11,151 --> 00:34:15,088 WE'VE HAD OTHER JUSTICES WITH THAT BACKGROUND, JUSTICE 600 00:34:15,088 --> 00:34:18,625 MCDEVITT WAS IN THE LEGISLATURE, JUSTICE JONES WAS AN ELECTED 601 00:34:18,625 --> 00:34:19,426 ATTORNEY GENERAL. 602 00:34:19,426 --> 00:34:23,630 I THINK THOSE TYPES OF BACKGROUND HELP INFORM YOUR 603 00:34:23,630 --> 00:34:27,534 DECISIONS AND UNDERSTAND THE CLEAR DISTINCTION BETWEEN THE 604 00:34:27,534 --> 00:34:28,435 DIFFERENT BRANCHES. 605 00:34:28,435 --> 00:34:32,505 AND SO I THINK IT'S A GOOD BACKGROUND TO HAVE, AND 606 00:34:32,505 --> 00:34:38,111 CERTAINLY HELPS ME UNDERSTAND HOW OUR LAWS GET TO THE COURT, 607 00:34:38,111 --> 00:34:49,122 JUST LIKE HAVE A TRIAL PRACTICE HELPS ME UNDERSTAND THE WAY 608 00:34:49,122 --> 00:34:52,125 EVIDENTIARY ISSUES ARISE AND COME BEFORE THE COLT. 609 00:34:52,125 --> 00:34:55,261 >> YOUR EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN IN THE JUDICIAL BRANCH FOR MANY 610 00:34:55,261 --> 00:34:55,729 YEARS. 611 00:34:55,729 --> 00:34:58,665 SO HOW AS A SUPREME COURT JUSTICE WOULD YOU APPROACH THE 612 00:34:58,665 --> 00:35:02,869 EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE BRANCH? 613 00:35:02,869 --> 00:35:08,508 >> WELL, WITH MUCH RESPECT, AS WE ARE ALL EQUAL BRANCHES OF 614 00:35:08,508 --> 00:35:09,142 GOVERNMENT. 615 00:35:09,142 --> 00:35:16,516 BUT ALSO WITH THE IDEA THAT SOME PROBLEMS ARE NOT BEST RESOLVED 616 00:35:16,516 --> 00:35:20,320 BY LAWSUITS OR CASES BUT RATHER BY WORKING TOGETHER. 617 00:35:20,320 --> 00:35:25,325 AND TO THAT EXTENT I WOULD DO MY WORK AS A JUSTICE IN DECIDING 618 00:35:25,325 --> 00:35:25,892 CASES. 619 00:35:25,892 --> 00:35:30,797 BUT ALSO BE LOOKING TO PARTICIPATE IN COLLABORATIVE 620 00:35:30,797 --> 00:35:32,799 WORKING TOWARDS SOLUTIONS. 621 00:35:32,799 --> 00:35:37,170 I WOULD ALSO SAY THAT MY BACKGROUND AS A LAWYER ALSO 622 00:35:37,170 --> 00:35:39,706 INCLUDES THE ADMINISTRATIVE PRACTICE OF LAW. 623 00:35:39,706 --> 00:35:43,543 AND ALSO SAY THAT ONE OF THE BENEFITS FROM BEING A JUDGE THIS 624 00:35:43,543 --> 00:35:46,446 MANY YEARS IS THAT I'VE BEEN ABLE TO SEE THE CHANGE IN OUR 625 00:35:46,446 --> 00:35:48,014 COURT SYSTEM. 626 00:35:48,014 --> 00:35:51,718 WE OPERATE MUCH DIFFERENTLY TODAY THAN WE DIN 1983. 627 00:35:51,718 --> 00:35:54,454 >> YOU TALKED ABOUT THE DIFFERENT BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT 628 00:35:54,454 --> 00:35:55,555 WORKING TOGETHER. 629 00:35:55,555 --> 00:35:59,392 WHAT ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF HOW THEY CAN DO THAT, AND THAT IS 630 00:35:59,392 --> 00:35:59,926 APPROPRIATE? 631 00:35:59,926 --> 00:36:00,860 >> IT IS, IT IS. 632 00:36:00,860 --> 00:36:07,300 I WAS A MEMBER OF THE GOVERNOR'S JUSTICE APPEALS COMMISSION AND 633 00:36:07,300 --> 00:36:12,405 ONE OF THE ACTION WES TOOK WAS TO BRING IN AN OUTSIDE GROUP TO 634 00:36:12,405 --> 00:36:15,308 EVALUATE OUR PUBLIC DEFENDER SYSTEM. 635 00:36:15,308 --> 00:36:20,146 THAT IS AN EXTREMELY IMPORTANT AREA TO ADDRESS AS WE TALKED 636 00:36:20,146 --> 00:36:21,681 ABOUT ACTIVITY ISSUES. 637 00:36:21,681 --> 00:36:29,789 I THINK IT WAS JUSTICE BRYER WHO MENTIONED IN THE CASE, ONLY 27% 638 00:36:29,789 --> 00:36:34,094 OF OUR COUNTY FUND OF PUBLIC DEFENDERS IN THE COUNTRY ARE 639 00:36:34,094 --> 00:36:36,696 REALLY OPERATING AS THEY SHOULD. 640 00:36:36,696 --> 00:36:40,867 WITH OF THE WORK IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMISSION, THAT'S AN 641 00:36:40,867 --> 00:36:43,870 EXAMPLE OF HOW THAT CAN BE ACHIEVED. 642 00:36:43,870 --> 00:36:48,441 >> THE NEXT QUESTION IS FROM BILL DENSER. 643 00:36:48,441 --> 00:36:53,713 >> RIGHT, ROBYN BRODY. 644 00:36:53,713 --> 00:36:58,752 >> IT'S GOING TO BE ONE OF THE STATE'S TOP JUDICIAL OFFICERS. 645 00:36:58,752 --> 00:37:01,755 I'M CURIOUS TO HEAR FROM YOU AND THE REST OF THE CANDIDATES WHAT 646 00:37:01,755 --> 00:37:05,492 SOME OF THE CHALLENGES ARE THAT FACE THE IDAHO JUDICIARY OVER 647 00:37:05,492 --> 00:37:06,960 THE NEXT DECADE. 648 00:37:06,960 --> 00:37:09,462 ARE THERE ENOUGH JUDGES? 649 00:37:09,462 --> 00:37:10,663 ARE THEY PAID ENOUGH? 650 00:37:10,663 --> 00:37:12,932 IS THE SYSTEM WORKING WELL? 651 00:37:12,932 --> 00:37:18,872 IS IT OVERBURDENED, WHAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. 652 00:37:18,872 --> 00:37:23,209 >> WELL, ABSOLUTELY THE TURNOVER OF JUMPS IN GOING TO BE AN 653 00:37:23,209 --> 00:37:25,145 INCREDIBLE ISSUE THAT WE FACE. 654 00:37:25,145 --> 00:37:30,316 I BELIEVE IT'S NEARLY 50% OF THE JUDGES ARE GOING TO BE ELIGIBLE 655 00:37:30,316 --> 00:37:32,786 FOR RETIREMENT OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. 656 00:37:32,786 --> 00:37:39,059 FRANKLY I'M HOPING THAT ME JUDGING INTO THIS RACE WILL GIVE 657 00:37:39,059 --> 00:37:45,632 SOME OTHERS THE DESIRE TO MAKE WANT TO JUMP INTO THE JUDICIARY, 658 00:37:45,632 --> 00:37:50,503 AND MAYBE THE NOTION THAT IT'S POSSIBLE, IT'S DOABLE. 659 00:37:50,503 --> 00:37:54,441 THE OTHER BIG FACT IS IMPLEMENTING TECHNOLOGY 660 00:37:54,441 --> 00:37:56,376 THROUGHOUT THE STATE. 661 00:37:56,376 --> 00:38:00,747 WE'VE GOT 43 MORE COUNTIES YOU TO GO AND THAT'S AN ENORMOUS 662 00:38:00,747 --> 00:38:01,648 UNDERTAKING. 663 00:38:01,648 --> 00:38:03,850 >> THE NEXT QUESTION 1ST CLIVE STRONG. 664 00:38:03,850 --> 00:38:08,755 >> I BELIEVE THE BIGGEST ISSUE CONFRONTING THE COURT IS ACCESS 665 00:38:08,755 --> 00:38:12,292 TO THE COURT AND IN A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT WAYS. 666 00:38:12,292 --> 00:38:14,594 WE'RE IN THE PROCESS AS MRS. 667 00:38:14,594 --> 00:38:19,399 BRODY SAID, OF TRYING TO IMPLEMENT AN IMAGING SYSTEM AND 668 00:38:19,399 --> 00:38:20,700 CASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. 669 00:38:20,700 --> 00:38:25,772 THOSE ARE THINGS I IMPLEMENTED 23 YEARS AGO IN THE SNAKE RIVER 670 00:38:25,772 --> 00:38:26,673 AJUDICATION. 671 00:38:26,673 --> 00:38:30,577 I HAVE THAT KIND OF MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE AND ALSO CASE 672 00:38:30,577 --> 00:38:32,512 MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE. 673 00:38:32,512 --> 00:38:41,054 THE OTHER COST 6 ACCESS WAS THE COST AND TIME AFTER SEEING THE 674 00:38:41,054 --> 00:38:41,588 WORK. 675 00:38:41,588 --> 00:38:51,631 WE HAVEN'T TAILORED THE SYSTEM TO THE NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS. 676 00:38:51,631 --> 00:39:01,307 >> AND LIKE WISE ON THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SIDE, WE HAVE A LOT OF 677 00:39:01,307 --> 00:39:02,008 DEDELAYS. 678 00:39:02,008 --> 00:39:04,678 SOME OF THE COMMERCIAL COURTS OR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COURTS ARE 679 00:39:04,678 --> 00:39:09,182 PROVIDING WAYS TO SUGGEST DRAYS ON THE CRIMINAL AUTO SIDE. 680 00:39:09,182 --> 00:39:12,852 SOME OF THOSE ARE THINGS TO THINK ABOUT. 681 00:39:12,852 --> 00:39:16,823 >> IT'S KIND OF AN EXCITING TIME FOR IDAHO WITH OUR JUSTICE 682 00:39:16,823 --> 00:39:17,590 SYSTEM. 683 00:39:17,590 --> 00:39:21,027 WE'RE GOING THROUGH SOME SIGNIFICANT CHANGES. 684 00:39:21,027 --> 00:39:28,601 TO THE PUBLIC DEFENSE SYSTEM THE BIGGEST CHANGE IN DECADES IN THE 685 00:39:28,601 --> 00:39:33,206 STATE, MAKING SURE PEOPLE ARE PROPERLY PROTECTED AS THEY GO 686 00:39:33,206 --> 00:39:36,309 THROUGH THE COURT TESTIMONY THE. 687 00:39:36,309 --> 00:39:42,048 OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF DECADES WE'VE HAD OUR PROBLEM-SOLVING 688 00:39:42,048 --> 00:39:46,052 COURTS, I'VE SPENT HOURS WITH MENTAL HEALTH COURT, DRUG COURT, 689 00:39:46,052 --> 00:39:46,986 VETERANS COURT. 690 00:39:46,986 --> 00:39:52,425 THAT'S A VERY DIFFERENT WAY OF HOW PEOPLE INTERACT WITH OUR 691 00:39:52,425 --> 00:39:53,426 COURT SYSTEM. 692 00:39:53,426 --> 00:39:56,996 THAT'S SOMETHING WE NEED TO KEEP WORKING ON. 693 00:39:56,996 --> 00:40:05,171 THE OTHER ISSUE IS A GOT A RECRUITMENT. 694 00:40:05,171 --> 00:40:11,644 AND ENSURE OUR JUDGESES THAT JUDGES ARE NOT DELAYED FOR OTHER 695 00:40:11,644 --> 00:40:12,712 PEOPLE. 696 00:40:12,712 --> 00:40:23,023 >> I THINK AS -- TO GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE, SINCE 1993, WHILE WE'VE 697 00:40:23,023 --> 00:40:26,760 ADDED JUDGES WE HAVE NOT YET ADDED ANY ADDITIONAL STAFF TO 698 00:40:26,760 --> 00:40:30,764 THE CLERK'S OFFICE AT THE SUPREME COURT. 699 00:40:30,764 --> 00:40:34,367 AND AN INCREASE IN CASELOADS ALL THE TIME. 700 00:40:34,367 --> 00:40:37,270 ANOTHER EXAMPLE IS WITH THE INCREASING DIVERSITY IN THE 701 00:40:37,270 --> 00:40:41,107 STATE DEMOGRAPHICALLY, ADA COUNTY FOR EXAMPLE, FOR THE LAST 702 00:40:41,107 --> 00:40:45,945 TWO YEARS HAS BEEN AVERAGING ABOUT 50 DIFFERENT LANGUAGES 703 00:40:45,945 --> 00:40:52,118 NEEDED, DIFFERENT LANGUAGES FOR OUR CLERK TO OPERATE AND PROVIDE 704 00:40:52,118 --> 00:40:57,490 THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO NEED INTERPRETERS. 705 00:40:57,490 --> 00:40:59,626 IT IS VERY HIGH QUALITY. 706 00:40:59,626 --> 00:41:05,899 THE OTHER AREA ON THE ACCESS ISSUE, WE TALKED ABOUT THE 707 00:41:05,899 --> 00:41:07,967 PUBLIC DEFENDER ISSUE. 708 00:41:07,967 --> 00:41:13,540 THE PROBLEM ACROSS THE COUNTRY IS THE DECLINING OF CIVIL 709 00:41:13,540 --> 00:41:14,007 JUSTICE. 710 00:41:14,007 --> 00:41:22,882 PART OF IT IS THE CLOSET OF AN INCREASE IN LEGISLATION A. YOU 711 00:41:22,882 --> 00:41:31,925 WOULD ASK A YOUNG PERSON, AND HE WOULD SAY NO, WE COULD NOT. 712 00:41:31,925 --> 00:41:35,829 FOLKS ARE HAVING TO TURN ELSEWHERE TO GET THEIR CONFLICTS 713 00:41:35,829 --> 00:41:37,564 AND CLAIMS RESOLVED. 714 00:41:37,564 --> 00:41:42,569 >> JUDGE GUTIERREZ, I HAVE A FOLLOW-UP QUESTION FOR YOU. 715 00:41:42,569 --> 00:41:46,573 THE STATE OF IDAHO IS CURRENTLY BEING SUED OVER ITS PUBLIC 716 00:41:46,573 --> 00:41:47,374 DEFENSE SYSTEM. 717 00:41:47,374 --> 00:41:53,947 YOU'VE BEEN A MEMBER OF THE JUDICIARY IN IDAHO SINCE 1993. 718 00:41:53,947 --> 00:41:57,517 HOW MUCH RESPONSIBILITY DOES THE JUDICIARY HAVE FOR THE STATE'S 719 00:41:57,517 --> 00:41:58,718 PUBLIC DEFENSE SYSTEM? 720 00:41:58,718 --> 00:42:03,256 >> I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT'S THE JUDGE'S ROLE TO 721 00:42:03,256 --> 00:42:12,265 ENSURE THE CONSTITUTION AND THE RIGHTS GIVEN THE DEFENDANTS ARE 722 00:42:12,265 --> 00:42:12,732 AFFECTED. 723 00:42:12,732 --> 00:42:15,268 WHETHER SOMEBODY ELSE HAS RESPONSIBILITIES, THE COURTS 724 00:42:15,268 --> 00:42:16,436 HAVE TO ACT. 725 00:42:16,436 --> 00:42:18,438 FROM A TRIAL JUDGE PERSPECTIVE. 726 00:42:18,438 --> 00:42:21,875 MY VIEW OF A LAWYER WHO IS NOT PERFORMING, I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE 727 00:42:21,875 --> 00:42:24,010 ACTION IN THAT REGARD. 728 00:42:24,010 --> 00:42:27,647 >> AND SENATOR MCKENZIE, I'M HOPING TO GET YOUR THOUGHTS ON 729 00:42:27,647 --> 00:42:28,615 THAT, TOO. 730 00:42:28,615 --> 00:42:37,457 >> THIS IS AN ISSUE BESSIE RAISED EARLIER, THE SCIENTIFIC 731 00:42:37,457 --> 00:42:42,295 GRANT AND THE TESTING BRANCH. 732 00:42:42,295 --> 00:42:47,367 THAT TAKES FUNDING AND STANDARDS IN THE GRANTS WHICH WE DIDN'T 733 00:42:47,367 --> 00:42:49,936 HAVE FOR DECADES IN THE STATE. 734 00:42:49,936 --> 00:42:53,573 I'VE SERVED FOR THE LAST COUPLE YEARS AND NOW WE HAVE STANDARDS 735 00:42:53,573 --> 00:43:04,984 FOR WHAT' FUNDED. 736 00:43:04,984 --> 00:43:08,154 >> THE TWO BRANCHES HAVE TO WORK TOGETHER IN ORDER TO SOLVE IT. 737 00:43:08,154 --> 00:43:10,256 >> WHY DID IT TAKE SO LONG? 738 00:43:10,256 --> 00:43:11,725 >> THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. 739 00:43:11,725 --> 00:43:15,362 WE WERE A STATE THAT VERY EARLY ON RECOGNIZED THE RIGHT FOR 740 00:43:15,362 --> 00:43:18,631 PEOPLE TO HAVE A PUBLIC DEFENDER. 741 00:43:18,631 --> 00:43:20,600 IT WAS ALWAYS PROVIDED AT THE COUNTY LEVEL. 742 00:43:20,600 --> 00:43:23,269 IT WAS THAT LAWSUIT THAT WAS MENTIONED THAT BROUGHT IT TO THE 743 00:43:23,269 --> 00:43:26,873 ATTENTION OF THE STATE AND GOT THE ACTION IN ORDER TO MOVE 744 00:43:26,873 --> 00:43:28,341 FORWARD. 745 00:43:28,341 --> 00:43:34,114 >> THE NEXT QUESTION IS FROM REBECCA BOONE TO CLIVE STRONG. 746 00:43:34,114 --> 00:43:38,251 >> JUDGE GUTIERREZ TALKED ON THIS A BIT BUT I'D LIKE TO 747 00:43:38,251 --> 00:43:39,753 AGREED YOUR THOUGHTS ON THIS. 748 00:43:39,753 --> 00:43:44,624 WHAT ROLE DO YOU THINK PRO BONO WORK SHOULD PLAY IN THE IDAHO 749 00:43:44,624 --> 00:43:46,893 JUDICIAL SYSTEM. 750 00:43:46,893 --> 00:43:51,364 IDAHO LEGAL AIDS THAT FREQUENTLY SAID THEY ARE STRUGGLING FOR 751 00:43:51,364 --> 00:43:52,198 FUNDING. 752 00:43:52,198 --> 00:43:58,204 ATTORNEY RESOURCE EXPECTED TO DO A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF PRO BONO 753 00:43:58,204 --> 00:43:59,406 WORK GENERALLY. 754 00:43:59,406 --> 00:44:03,943 >> WELL, AS A PROFESSIONAL WE HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO HELP SERVE 755 00:44:03,943 --> 00:44:04,778 THE PUBLIC. 756 00:44:04,778 --> 00:44:09,315 I'M VERY MUCH COMMITTED TO THE IDEA OF PRO BONO WORK AND I 757 00:44:09,315 --> 00:44:16,489 THINK THE BAR HAS ATTEMPTED TO JUDGER IN A SPECIFIC WAY. 758 00:44:16,489 --> 00:44:19,526 WHETHER WE NEED MORE, IT IS SOMETHING I THINK WE NEED TO 759 00:44:19,526 --> 00:44:24,431 LOOK AT AND WE NEED TO FOSTER. 760 00:44:24,431 --> 00:44:33,073 >> YOU NEW YORK CITY I WAS RECENTLY AT A CANDIDATE FORUM. 761 00:44:33,073 --> 00:44:36,710 DENNIS VOORHEES ACTUALLY RAISES THE ISSUE OF WHETHER WE NEED A 762 00:44:36,710 --> 00:44:40,113 MECHANISM OR A WAY FOR NONLAWYERS TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE 763 00:44:40,113 --> 00:44:41,348 LEGAL SERVICES TO FOLKS. 764 00:44:41,348 --> 00:44:44,284 I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'VE DEFINITELY GOT TO EXPLORE. 765 00:44:44,284 --> 00:44:48,988 THE REALITY IS THIS, ESPECIALLY IN PLACES WHERE I LIVE, LIKE IN 766 00:44:48,988 --> 00:44:52,025 RUPERT, PEOPLE DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO BASIC THINGS LIKE INTERNET 767 00:44:52,025 --> 00:44:59,866 SERVICES, BEING ABLE TO FAX A BASIC LETTER TO THE UNEMPLOYMENT 768 00:44:59,866 --> 00:45:02,402 COMMISSION TO, HEALTH AND WELFARE. 769 00:45:02,402 --> 00:45:07,140 I KNOW LAWYER RESOURCE DOING THE SAME THING WORKS OPEN UP OUR 770 00:45:07,140 --> 00:45:10,510 DOORS AND HELP IN ANY WAY WE CAN. 771 00:45:10,510 --> 00:45:15,315 I THINK THE BAR HAS A WHOLE HAS GOT LOOK AT CREATIVE WAYS OF 772 00:45:15,315 --> 00:45:18,218 PROVIDING PEOPLE WITH ACCESS TO THE LAWYER. 773 00:45:18,218 --> 00:45:21,621 >> MR. STRONG, DO YOU THINK ATTORNEYS SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO 774 00:45:21,621 --> 00:45:23,056 DO PRO BONO WORK? 775 00:45:23,056 --> 00:45:27,160 YOU MENTIONED HAVING INDIVIDUALS WHO AREN'T ATTORNEYS PERHAPS 776 00:45:27,160 --> 00:45:28,495 TAKE ON SOME OF THIS ROLE. 777 00:45:28,495 --> 00:45:35,168 DOES THAT CREATE KIND OF A LOWER TIER OF LESS EFFECTIVE 778 00:45:35,168 --> 00:45:36,903 REPRESENTATION THEN? 779 00:45:36,903 --> 00:45:42,008 >> WELL, I'VE SEEN INCREDIBLERY EFFECTIVE REPRESENTATION FROM 780 00:45:42,008 --> 00:45:45,278 NONLAWYERS, PARTICULARLY FOR EXAMPLE IN THE SOCIAL SECURITY 781 00:45:45,278 --> 00:45:45,912 SYSTEM. 782 00:45:45,912 --> 00:45:48,548 I AGREE THAT IT'S A VERY DIFFICULT FOOL STRIKE. 783 00:45:48,548 --> 00:45:57,757 THAT IS, HOW DO YOU MAKE SURE THAT YOU'VE GOT CONFIDENT, CABLE 784 00:45:57,757 --> 00:45:59,192 OF PEOPLE. 785 00:45:59,192 --> 00:46:03,863 GENERALLY SPEAKING, PUTTING A NUMBER SAYING A LAWYER HAS TO 786 00:46:03,863 --> 00:46:08,034 PROVIDE SO MANY HOURS OF PRO BONO SERVICE EVERY YEAR, I DON'T 787 00:46:08,034 --> 00:46:11,237 THINK THAT GETS US ANYWHERE TOWARDS WHAT WE'RE REALLY 788 00:46:11,237 --> 00:46:15,308 TALKING ABOUT, HELPING PEOPLE WITH FUNDAMENTAL ACCESS TO THE 789 00:46:15,308 --> 00:46:15,842 COURTS. 790 00:46:15,842 --> 00:46:23,983 I THINK IT'S BIGGER ATLANTA JUST A PRO BONE NATIONAL. 791 00:46:23,983 --> 00:46:31,791 >> YES, I THINK IT HAS TO BE CRATES BY TWO GROUPS. 792 00:46:31,791 --> 00:46:36,863 WE SEE HOW THE WORK IS BEING DONE IN CLINICS AND LAW SCHOOLS. 793 00:46:36,863 --> 00:46:42,268 OTHER STATES ARE BEGINNING TO DO THAT, FOCUSING ON CERTAIN AREAS 794 00:46:42,268 --> 00:46:49,909 OF THE LAW, SUCH AS FOR FAMILY LAW PURPOSES. 795 00:46:49,909 --> 00:46:51,277 >> SENATOR INCOME KENZIE. 796 00:46:51,277 --> 00:46:55,081 >> JUST TO GET BACK TO THE PRO BONO WORK. 797 00:46:55,081 --> 00:47:01,388 WE NOW HAVE TWO LAW SCHOOLS IN THE POPULATION CENTER OF THE 798 00:47:01,388 --> 00:47:01,855 STATE. 799 00:47:01,855 --> 00:47:06,593 ONE OF THE THINGS THEY DID VERY WELL WITH WAS CLINIC PROGRAMS. 800 00:47:06,593 --> 00:47:09,662 STUDENTS GET EXPERIENCE THEMSELVES AND BENEFIT THE 801 00:47:09,662 --> 00:47:13,600 COMMUNITY THROUGH THEIR LEGAL SERVICE AS WE EXPAND THOSE 802 00:47:13,600 --> 00:47:14,834 CLINIC PROGRAMS. 803 00:47:14,834 --> 00:47:16,836 >> YOU WANTED TO WEIGH IN, MR. 804 00:47:16,836 --> 00:47:17,771 STRONG. 805 00:47:17,771 --> 00:47:18,772 >> JUST ONE QUICK THOUGHT. 806 00:47:18,772 --> 00:47:23,410 ONE APPROACH TO DOING THAT IS THROUGH AN INCENTIVE BASED 807 00:47:23,410 --> 00:47:25,478 APPROACH THROUGH THE OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL. 808 00:47:25,478 --> 00:47:31,885 WE MAKE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE IN THE STAFF TO DO THAT 809 00:47:31,885 --> 00:47:40,727 KIND OF FIRM, THAT WOULD BE A WAY TO INCENTIVIZE PEOPLE FROM 810 00:47:40,727 --> 00:47:44,631 WORKING IN THE PRO BONO PROGRAM. 811 00:47:44,631 --> 00:47:50,270 >> ONE LONG-STANDING TENSION IS ADVANCE PARAPHERNALIACY VERSUS 812 00:47:50,270 --> 00:47:51,871 PRIV ADVOCACY. 813 00:47:51,871 --> 00:47:56,242 WHERE DO YOU STAND ON THE PUBLIC DOCUMENTS AND THE PUBLIC'S 814 00:47:56,242 --> 00:48:04,117 ACCESS TO THEM, AS WELL AS CAMERAS IN THE COURTROOM? 815 00:48:04,117 --> 00:48:08,588 >> THE ACCESS TO FEDERAL DOCUMENTS, THE PUBLIC HAS A 816 00:48:08,588 --> 00:48:13,393 GREAT SOLUTION TO WHERE EVERYONE'S FILED ELECTRONIC LEE 817 00:48:13,393 --> 00:48:25,305 AND IT'S EASY TO CEO THOSE IN FORM OR DOCUMENTS. 818 00:48:25,305 --> 00:48:29,976 WHEN IT ISSUE IS THE COURTROOM THE OVERRIDING ISSUE OF 819 00:48:29,976 --> 00:48:31,311 TRANSPARENCY IS IMPORTANT. 820 00:48:31,311 --> 00:48:35,982 THERE MAY BE CASES WHERE IT'S INAPPROPRIATE, JUVENILE CASES, 821 00:48:35,982 --> 00:48:40,954 CASES WHERE THEY HAVE SEALED INFORMATION, SOMETHING LIKE 822 00:48:40,954 --> 00:48:41,988 THAT. 823 00:48:41,988 --> 00:48:44,724 THE OVERALL SHOULD BE OPENNESS IN THE COURTROOM. 824 00:48:44,724 --> 00:48:47,360 >> CLIVE STRONG, IF YOU COULD ADDRESS THE SAME THING. 825 00:48:47,360 --> 00:48:53,266 >> CAMERAS IN THE COURTROOM, ACCESS TO ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTS. 826 00:48:53,266 --> 00:48:59,105 >> THEY HAVE A MEDIA IN THE COURT'S COMMITTEE, A MANUAL THAT 827 00:48:59,105 --> 00:49:06,179 HELPS THEM UNDERSTAND THE MEDIA OPEN PLACE AND OPENLY EMBRACE 828 00:49:06,179 --> 00:49:10,650 THE IDEA OF HAVING CAMERAS IN THE COURTROOMS. 829 00:49:10,650 --> 00:49:13,820 THAT CREATES TRUST AMONGST THE PUBLIC. 830 00:49:13,820 --> 00:49:17,023 THERE ARE PROTECTIONS THAT WILL ALLOW THE JUDGE IF NECESSARY TO 831 00:49:17,023 --> 00:49:22,595 PUT LIMITS ON THE CAMERA IN THE COURTROOM IN ORDER TO PROTECT 832 00:49:22,595 --> 00:49:23,830 INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS. 833 00:49:23,830 --> 00:49:30,603 >> SAME QUESTION. 834 00:49:30,603 --> 00:49:33,606 >> BETSY, I THINK THE ANSWERS THAT HAVE BEEN GIVEN WOULD COME 835 00:49:33,606 --> 00:49:34,774 FROM ME, AS WELL. 836 00:49:34,774 --> 00:49:39,346 JUST BALANCING ACCESS AND OPENNESS IN THE COURTS WITH -- 837 00:49:39,346 --> 00:49:41,247 WITH FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS IS IMPORTANT. 838 00:49:41,247 --> 00:49:47,153 I THINK THE MEDIA GUIDE GOES A LONG WAYS TOWARDS DOING THAT. 839 00:49:47,153 --> 00:49:50,490 >> JUDGE GUTIERREZ, ANYTHING ELSE? 840 00:49:50,490 --> 00:49:57,163 >> I THINK IT'S GRADE THAT WITH MOVE FURTHER IN THAT DIRECTION. 841 00:49:57,163 --> 00:50:07,507 NOW WE JUST NEED THE GET THE COURT OF APPEALS IN THERE JUST 842 00:50:07,507 --> 00:50:08,074 NOW. 843 00:50:08,074 --> 00:50:11,878 >> I THINK IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO JUDGES, WE KNOW WE HAVE TO 844 00:50:11,878 --> 00:50:14,014 BALANCE ACCESS. 845 00:50:14,014 --> 00:50:18,718 BUT IT'S IMPORTANT THAT JUDGES REALIZE THAT WE ARE ACCOUNTABLE 846 00:50:18,718 --> 00:50:20,920 IN THE WORK THAT WE DO. 847 00:50:20,920 --> 00:50:26,559 IN FACT, I THINK WE CREATE A MORE INFORMED CITIZENRY. 848 00:50:26,559 --> 00:50:31,898 >> THE NEXT QUESTION FRIDAYS REBECCA BOONE TO CLIVE STRONG. 849 00:50:31,898 --> 00:50:37,370 >> MR. STRONG, WHEN SOMEONE IS ON A PANEL OF JUDGES THEY HAVE 850 00:50:37,370 --> 00:50:42,042 TO WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH THEIR PIERCE ON THAT PANEL. 851 00:50:42,042 --> 00:50:45,278 I'D LIKE TO HEAR WHAT YOUR DECISION MAKING PROCESS WOULD 852 00:50:45,278 --> 00:50:45,945 BE. 853 00:50:45,945 --> 00:50:50,583 YOU'D READ THE BRIEF, HEAR THE ARGUMENTS AND LOOK AT THE CASE 854 00:50:50,583 --> 00:50:51,151 LAW. 855 00:50:51,151 --> 00:50:57,991 >> I WOULD APPROACH IT THE WAY I ROE PROCEEDED MY PRACTICE. 856 00:50:57,991 --> 00:51:04,798 I'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN TOM OF THE MOST ASSESSMENT CASES. 857 00:51:04,798 --> 00:51:09,069 THE WAY I APPROACH THAT IS TO SIT DOWN AND LISTEN TO ALL THE 858 00:51:09,069 --> 00:51:13,973 PARTIES AND TRY TO FIND A WAY THAT WE COULD FIND COMMON 859 00:51:13,973 --> 00:51:14,541 GROUND. 860 00:51:14,541 --> 00:51:16,876 ON THE SUPREME COURT I WOULD APPROACH IT THE SAME WAY. 861 00:51:16,876 --> 00:51:23,016 THERE ARE FIVE JUSTICES, ALL OF WHOM HAVE THEIR INDEPENDENT 862 00:51:23,016 --> 00:51:24,551 VIEWS. 863 00:51:24,551 --> 00:51:34,828 WE OUGHT TO DISCUSS THEN: YOU OUGHT TO BE ABLE TO DISAGREE BUT 864 00:51:34,828 --> 00:51:38,465 DO IT IN AN AGREEABLE FASHION. 865 00:51:38,465 --> 00:51:39,466 >> SENATOR MCKENZIE. 866 00:51:39,466 --> 00:51:40,834 >> I'D SAY SIMILAR. 867 00:51:40,834 --> 00:51:48,008 OBVIOUSLY YOU NEED TO BE TRUE TO YOUR VIEW OF THE FACTS AND LAW 868 00:51:48,008 --> 00:51:51,678 BEFORE YOU, TRY TO REACH CONSENSUS ON THE ISSUES THAT YOU 869 00:51:51,678 --> 00:51:52,112 CAN. 870 00:51:52,112 --> 00:51:57,017 IF YOU NEED TO DO A SEPARATE CONCURRENCE OR A DESCENT, 871 00:51:57,017 --> 00:52:00,520 OBVIOUSLY YOU DO THAT. 872 00:52:00,520 --> 00:52:06,159 BUT WORKING TOGETHER, TRYING TO DO SO IN A COLLEGIAL MANNER, YOU 873 00:52:06,159 --> 00:52:10,363 KNOW, I TRY TO SEPARATE PERSONALITIES FROM ISSUES. 874 00:52:10,363 --> 00:52:15,335 I DON'T THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE TO NAME-CALL THE OTHER JUSTICES 875 00:52:15,335 --> 00:52:18,438 OR CALL OUT PEOPLE WHO COME BEFORE THE COURT. 876 00:52:18,438 --> 00:52:22,976 ONE OF THE JUSTICES I'VELESS ADMIRED FROM HIS INTELLIGENCE 877 00:52:22,976 --> 00:52:32,652 AND PHILOSOPHY, EDYT JUSTICE SKA LEAH, WOULD FOLLOW UP HIS 878 00:52:32,652 --> 00:52:36,389 QUESTIONING OF PEOPLE WITH A SHARP WITH IT. 879 00:52:36,389 --> 00:52:39,025 >> I THINK YOU HAVE TO BE AN EXCELLENT STUDENT. 880 00:52:39,025 --> 00:52:42,929 WHEN YOU START OUT A NEW JOB OR A NEW ENDEAVOR WITH ANYTHING, 881 00:52:42,929 --> 00:52:47,033 THE FIRST THING YOU'VE GOT DO IS TAKE STOCK, TAKE STOCK OF HOW 882 00:52:47,033 --> 00:52:50,103 THINGS WORK AND THE PEOPLE AND LEARN FROM THERE. 883 00:52:50,103 --> 00:52:56,209 YOU CAN REALLY START TO FLUENT I THINK AND HAVE A LEADING VOTED 884 00:52:56,209 --> 00:52:58,411 IN THE DECISION MAKING. 885 00:52:58,411 --> 00:53:02,582 >> I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO ESTABLISH GOT A HEALTHY 886 00:53:02,582 --> 00:53:03,316 RELATIONSHIPS. 887 00:53:03,316 --> 00:53:08,621 AND A GOOD EXAMPLE OF THAT IS SEEING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN 888 00:53:08,621 --> 00:53:14,594 JUSTICE GINSBERG AND JUSTICE SKA LEE I CAN'T. 889 00:53:14,594 --> 00:53:18,365 THEY WERE MANY TIMES ON OPPOSITE SIDES BUT THEY RESPECT ONE 890 00:53:18,365 --> 00:53:24,437 ANOTHER WHEN IT COMES TO THE ISSUES INVOLVED. 891 00:53:24,437 --> 00:53:26,706 >> THAT HOUR FLEW BY QUICKLY! 892 00:53:26,706 --> 00:53:31,177 ROBYN BRODY, PLEASE GIVE YOUR CLOSING REMARKS, YOU'LL HAVE 60 893 00:53:31,177 --> 00:53:31,911 SECONDS. 894 00:53:31,911 --> 00:53:35,648 >> THE BEST PART OF THIS CAMPAIGN IS THAT I HAVE BEEN ALL 895 00:53:35,648 --> 00:53:40,520 OVER THE STATE I'VE HAD THE CHANCE TO GO TO PLACES I NEVER 896 00:53:40,520 --> 00:53:42,655 WOULD HAVE OTHERWISE GONE TO. 897 00:53:42,655 --> 00:53:47,460 I MET PEOPLE I NEVER OTHERWISE WOULD HAVE METHOD. 898 00:53:47,460 --> 00:53:52,032 I'VE BEEN FROM PORT HILL AT THE CANADIAN BORDER OVER TO ST. 899 00:53:52,032 --> 00:53:52,732 ANTHONY. 900 00:53:52,732 --> 00:53:56,636 THE PEOPLE OF IDAHO WANT THE SAME THINGS IN A JUDICIARY. 901 00:53:56,636 --> 00:54:00,340 THEY WANT OPEN AND ACCESSIBLE COURTS AND JUSTICES AND JUDGES 902 00:54:00,340 --> 00:54:03,510 WHO APPLY THE LAW FAIRLY AND CONSISTENTLY. 903 00:54:03,510 --> 00:54:06,880 I WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE ON THE IDAHO SUPREME 904 00:54:06,880 --> 00:54:07,514 COURT. 905 00:54:07,514 --> 00:54:11,685 I KNOW THAT WHEN MEN AND WOMEN WORK TOGETHER THAT WE MAKE 906 00:54:11,685 --> 00:54:12,986 BETTER DECISIONS. 907 00:54:12,986 --> 00:54:15,789 WE GET BETTER RESULTS FOR OUR CLIENTS. 908 00:54:15,789 --> 00:54:19,492 WE'RE BETTER ABLE TO SERVE THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO. 909 00:54:19,492 --> 00:54:22,996 I WANT TO THANK THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF IDAHO, BOISE 910 00:54:22,996 --> 00:54:27,167 STATE UNIVERSITY, THE IDAHO PRESS CLUB, AND IDAHO PUBLIC 911 00:54:27,167 --> 00:54:31,638 TELEVISION FOR HELPING TO EDUCATE IDAHO VOTERS AND HELPING 912 00:54:31,638 --> 00:54:36,009 ALL OF US UNDERSTAND THE VITAL ROLE OF THE SUPREME COURT TODAY. 913 00:54:36,009 --> 00:54:38,645 I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR VOTE ON MAY 17th. 914 00:54:38,645 --> 00:54:39,813 >> THANKS SO MUCH. 915 00:54:39,813 --> 00:54:41,181 CLIVE STRONG. 916 00:54:41,181 --> 00:54:44,184 >> I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS, THE 917 00:54:44,184 --> 00:54:47,821 IDAHO PRESS CLUB, THE IDAHO PUBLIC TELEVISION AND BSU FOR 918 00:54:47,821 --> 00:54:50,657 PROVIDING THIS FORUM SO WE CAN TALK TO THE VOTERS. 919 00:54:50,657 --> 00:54:53,293 THE ELECTION THAT'S COMING FORWARD IS GOING TO BE AN 920 00:54:53,293 --> 00:54:54,294 IMPORTANT ELECTION. 921 00:54:54,294 --> 00:54:57,397 DURING THE NEXT SIX YEARS THE IDAHO SUPREME COURT IS GOING TO 922 00:54:57,397 --> 00:55:01,968 BE CALLED UPON TO DECIDE SERIOUS AND COMPLICATED CONSTITUTIONAL 923 00:55:01,968 --> 00:55:05,872 LAW ISSUES THAT WILL AFFECT THE LAW WAS ALL IDAHOANS. 924 00:55:05,872 --> 00:55:10,610 MY EXPERIENCE IN THESE AREAS WOULD BE INVALUABLE IN DECIDING 925 00:55:10,610 --> 00:55:11,711 THOSE DISPUTES. 926 00:55:11,711 --> 00:55:16,216 WITH MY STATEWIDE PRACTICE EXPERIENCE I WOULD BE ABLE TO 927 00:55:16,216 --> 00:55:19,986 UNDERSTAND THE CULTURAL, ECONOMIC AND GEOGRAPHIC 928 00:55:19,986 --> 00:55:21,621 DIFFERENCES THAT EXIST IN IDAHO. 929 00:55:21,621 --> 00:55:26,059 I UNDERSTAND THE ISSUES THAT BOTH UNIT AND DIVIDE IDAHO. 930 00:55:26,059 --> 00:55:35,168 I LOOK FORWARD TO FOSTERING AN INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT AT THE 931 00:55:35,168 --> 00:55:35,635 COURT. 932 00:55:35,635 --> 00:55:39,339 I WOULD NOT ALLOW MY PERSONAL PREFERENCES TO INFLUENCE ANY 933 00:55:39,339 --> 00:55:41,641 DECISIONS AND WOULD BE ACCOUNTABLE ONLY TO THE PEOPLE 934 00:55:41,641 --> 00:55:45,645 OF IDAHO. 935 00:55:45,645 --> 00:55:48,281 REGARDLESS OF THE POLITICAL CONSEQUENCES THAT MAY FOLLOW, MY 936 00:55:48,281 --> 00:55:51,718 CAMPAIGN IS BASED UPON GRASS ROOTS SUPPORT AND I WOULD 937 00:55:51,718 --> 00:55:56,189 APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT AS WE GO FORWARD. 938 00:55:56,189 --> 00:55:58,558 AND THE VOTE ON MAY 17th. 939 00:55:58,558 --> 00:56:04,230 >> I THINK I BRING A UNIQUE BACKGROUND OF A STRONG ACADEMIC 940 00:56:04,230 --> 00:56:07,967 FOUNDATION, A LONG HISTORY OF PUBLIC SERVICE AND A DIVERSE 941 00:56:07,967 --> 00:56:08,768 LEGAL PRACTICE. 942 00:56:08,768 --> 00:56:12,939 MORE THAN THAT, I BRING A LOVE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO. 943 00:56:12,939 --> 00:56:17,243 I CAME HERE FOR COLLEGE, TO PLAY SOCCER AND TO RUN TRACK. 944 00:56:17,243 --> 00:56:21,614 I STAYED HERE BECAUSE THIS IS WHERE I WANTED MY FAMILY TO BE. 945 00:56:21,614 --> 00:56:25,518 AND NOW I'VE GOT THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE ON THE COURT. 946 00:56:25,518 --> 00:56:29,055 I'M NOT RUNNING AGAIN FOR THE SENATE. 947 00:56:29,055 --> 00:56:31,424 I'VE GIVEN THAT UP. 948 00:56:31,424 --> 00:56:37,230 AND NOW NOT ONLY DO I WANT TO SERVE THE DECISION-MAKING BODY 949 00:56:37,230 --> 00:56:40,433 OF THE COURT BUT TO ADMINISTER THE COURT SYSTEM. 950 00:56:40,433 --> 00:56:45,071 I'VE BEEN AT THE TRIAL COURT LEVEL, BEFORE THE MAGISTRATES OF 951 00:56:45,071 --> 00:56:46,373 THE DISTRICT COURT JUDGES. 952 00:56:46,373 --> 00:56:49,442 THAT'S WHERE MOST PEOPLE INTERACT WITH THE COURTS UP 953 00:56:49,442 --> 00:56:50,010 HERE. 954 00:56:50,010 --> 00:56:53,813 I KNOW HOW IMPORTANT IT IS FOR THEM TO FEEL LIKE IT IS FAIR AND 955 00:56:53,813 --> 00:56:56,016 IMPARTIAL AND I'LL WORK FOR THAT. 956 00:56:56,016 --> 00:56:58,184 THANK YOU. 957 00:56:58,184 --> 00:56:59,953 >> JUDGE GUTIERREZ. 958 00:56:59,953 --> 00:57:03,556 >> THANK YOU TO ALL THOSE RESPONSIBLE TO MAKING THIS 959 00:57:03,556 --> 00:57:04,224 POSSIBLE. 960 00:57:04,224 --> 00:57:09,129 IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THOSE IN THE TV AUDIENCE, IN THE MAY 961 00:57:09,129 --> 00:57:13,667 PRIMARY, WE COULD HAVE SOMEONE SELECTED TO FILL THIS POSITION 962 00:57:13,667 --> 00:57:18,672 IF YOU GET 50% PLUS ONE OF THE VOTES. 963 00:57:18,672 --> 00:57:22,042 IN TERMS OF MY VIEW OF WHAT'S CRITICAL, I THINK IT'S 964 00:57:22,042 --> 00:57:22,676 EXPERIENCE. 965 00:57:22,676 --> 00:57:27,247 AND I BRING A UNIQUE PERSONAL EXPERIENCE. 966 00:57:27,247 --> 00:57:33,153 I'VE BEEN AN IMMIGRANT A HIGH SCHOOL DROPOUT, FACING MANY 967 00:57:33,153 --> 00:57:36,489 CHALLENGES AND BEING ABLE TO RISE TO THE SECOND HIGHEST COURT 968 00:57:36,489 --> 00:57:37,490 IN OUR STATE. 969 00:57:37,490 --> 00:57:41,995 ALSO BECAUSE I'VE BEEN A JUDGE FOR QUITE A FEW YEARS, I THINK 970 00:57:41,995 --> 00:57:43,496 I'M PRETTY WELL TESTED. 971 00:57:43,496 --> 00:57:46,866 YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO GET, THERE'S NO GUESSING. 972 00:57:46,866 --> 00:57:50,103 I WOULD ASK YOU TO VOTE FOR ME ON MAY 17th. 973 00:57:50,103 --> 00:57:52,906 >> ALL RIGHT, THAT'S ALL THE TIME WE HAVE FOR TONIGHT. 974 00:57:52,906 --> 00:57:54,541 THANKS SO MUCH FOR WATCHING. 975 00:57:54,541 --> 00:57:58,578 WE'LL SEE YOU AT THE POLLS. 976 00:58:00,280 --> 00:58:04,584 * * 977 00:58:07,220 --> 00:58:12,492 Captioning Performed By LNS Captioning www.LNScaptioning.com 978 00:58:13,760 --> 00:58:22,869 * * 979 00:58:24,037 --> 00:58:27,140 >> THE IDAHO DEBATES IS A COLLABORATIVE PROJECT OF THE 980 00:58:27,140 --> 00:58:30,677 IDAHO PRESS CLUB, THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF IDAHO, BOISE 981 00:58:30,677 --> 00:58:34,214 STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC SERVICE, AND IDAHO PUBLIC 982 00:58:34,214 --> 00:58:34,881 TELEVISION. 983 00:58:34,881 --> 00:58:38,051 THE IDAHO DECADES ARE BROUGHT TO YOU BY CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE 984 00:58:38,051 --> 00:58:42,255 IDAHO PUBLIC TELEVISION ENDOWMENT.