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Proto-Proposal: Quality Judge Assignment
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Replace the last three paragraphs of R1868 with:
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Except where modified by other rules, the entities qualified to be
assigned as judge of a judicial case are active players. Being
unqualified to be assigned as a judge does not
inherently prevent an entity from continuing to be judge if already
assigned. The CotC SHALL NOT knowingly assign a judge to a case who
does not share the highest Quality value for that case among eligible
judges.
}}
Rename R1871 to "Judicial Quality" and amend it to read:
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Presence is an integer index with a default value of 0. A natural person MAY set
eir Presence to 0 by announcement. The CotC's report includes the
Presence of each person whose Presence value is not 0.
Eagerness is an integer index with a value from 0 to 10 (inclusive),
and a default
value of 0. A first-class player MAY set eir Eagerness to any
valid value by announcement. The CotC's report includes the Eagerness
of each player.
Quality is a number determined for each eligible judge in a judicial
case. The Quality of an eligible judge on any given case is equal to
that judge's Presence, although a judge's Quality may be modified by
other rules.
When the CotC assigns an entity as a judge of a judicial case, that
entity's Presence is reduced by 3, except as described in the next
sentence. If the CotC assigns an entity consecutively to more than one judicial
case in the same announcements, and indicates in that announcement
that these are linked assignments, the entity's Presence is reduced by
2+N, where N is the number of consecutive cases they have just been
assigned to.
Whenever a Player with a positive Eagerness has Presence less than or
equal to 0, the Presence of each active Player is increased by eir
Eagerness.
When the CotC recuses a judge with cause e may reduce eir Presence by
an amount up to 20 by
announcement within one week. In addition, if that judge is a Player,
e may set eir Eagerness to 0.
A Judge who is a player and has been recused from a case (for any
reason) has its Quality reduced by 15 for that case.
}}
Create a rule titled "Plural Judges" with the text:
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An entity comprised of two or more member persons which is an eligible
judge (such as partnerships and judicial panels) is a plural judge.
The Quality of a plural judge is equal to the average of the Quality
of each of its members. If a plural judge would have its Presence
increased or reduced, that increase or reduction is divided equally
among each of its members (rounded to the nearest integer). If a
plural judge would receive a Quality adjustment in a particular case,
that Quality adjustment is divided equally among each of its members.
}}
Amend R591 by replacing:
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The initiator is unqualified to be assigned as judge of the
case, and in the initiating announcement e CAN disqualify one
person from assignment as judge of the case.
}}
with:
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The Quality of the initiator of a judicial case is reduced by
15. In the initiating announcement the initiator CAN specify one
person whose Quality is reduced by 10 for that case.
}}
Amend R1504 by replacing:
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The initiator and defendant are each unqualified to be assigned
as judge of the case. During the pre-trial phase, the defendant
CAN disqualify one person from assignment as judge of the case,
by announcement. If e disqualifies the judge, then the judge is
recused.
}}
with:
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The Quality of the initiator of a criminal case is reduced by 10, and the
Quality of the defendant is reduced by 20. During the pre-trial phase,
the Defendant CAN name one person whose Quality is reduced by 10 for
the purpose of determining judge eligibility for that case.
}}
Amend R2169 by replacing:
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The parties to the contract are all unqualified to be assigned
as judge of the case.
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with:
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The parties to the contract in an equity case have their Quality
reduced by 10 with the exception of the initiator who has eir Quality
reduced by 15.
}}
In R911 replace:
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The entities qualified to be assigned as judge of an appeal case
are the judicial panels consisting of three members, where each
of the members is qualified to be assigned as judge of the prior
case and none of the members is the prior judge.
}}
with:
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The entities qualified to be assigned as a judge of an appeal case are
the judicial panels consisting of three members. For the purposes of
determining judge
eligibility in appeal cases:
* The prior judge of the case has eir Quality reduced by 20.
* The Player who called for appeal has eir Quality reduced by 10.
* Any Player who supported or objected to the call for appeal has eir
Quality reduced by 5.
}}
}
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