sounds like a Gen Flynn court judge, Sullivan, and his appointing a leftist to argue against the DOJ decision to drop all fake charges against the soldier.
If you can’t or won’t make a sane decision, screw up the process.
The Oregon Supreme court is insanely liberal and the majority was appointed by Kate Brown, so I tend to think they are doing this for the appearance of impartiality and don’t give a flying fig about the statutes or the constitution.