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PROPRIETY OF ILLUTING YANG J TO RETURN TO THE TECH AFTER
APPOINTMENT 3 17AC COPA13310TER. UNFORTUNATELY LOS CH CELLOR'S
OFFICE HAVE REPLIED THAT, WHILE THEY CAT SEE 10 LETAL UDJECTION TO YOUR PROPUSAL, THEY HAVE DOVE RESERVATIONS „OUT WHET ÄR
YANG'S DETURN TO THE BENCH COULD LEAD TO A LOBS OF PU’LIS
CONFIDENCE IN THE 1 PARTIALITY OF THE JUDICIARY. THESE HAVE TIEN
SOTE PRECEDENTS FOR STOLISH JUDGES PETURNING TO THE REC 'FTER
TEINA SECONDED TO NUR-JUSTOTARY POSTS OUT NONE NWI Deek
POLITICALLY SENSITIVE SPRCUIT "ENTS. LOAD CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE SUCCEST THAT IT IS UNSAFE TO HOPE THAT, DUPLC 913 PERIOD OF OFFICE
AT ICAC, YANG WOULD NEVER BECOME INVOLVED JA POLITICAL INSUES TO
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MS OF PARTIALITY ESSENTIAL ON RETURN TO THE "ERCH. THEY CONCLUDE, THEREFORE, THAT IF YAL IS TO TAKE THE 1010 PPOINTMENT
HE SPOULD ESTON UNCONDITIONALLY FROM THE BENCH.
OTH SINCLAIR AND RUSHFORD ARE PROLINE TO THINK THAT THE
ARGUMENT? CAUST THE APPOTTERT HAVE BEEN OVERSTATED. THEY ARE
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