Senate Bill No. [insert bill number] aims to establish a procedure for the random selection of subsequent district court judges when a judge has been substituted, disqualified for cause, or recused. The bill defines "random selection" as a process that involves selecting from a larger group by chance, while also ensuring that the subsequent judge's judicial district is geographically close to that of the original judge. The Office of the Court Administrator is tasked with creating this procedure by October 1, 2025, and must provide it to all district court judges by October 15, 2025.

The bill includes specific legal language changes, such as the addition of "or recused" to the conditions under which the random selection procedure applies, and the requirement that the random selection mechanism must maintain geographical proximity to the original judge's district. The effective date for the provisions of the bill is set for October 1, 2025, for the random selection process, while the rest of the act will take effect upon passage and approval.