Banowsky v. Backstrom

YU, J. (dissenting)

¶66 The Civil Rules for Courts of Limited Jurisdiction do not purport "to extend or limit the jurisdiction of the courts of limited jurisdiction." CRLJ 82. In this case, the majority's interpretation of CRLJ 14A(b) does just that by extending a district court's judicial authority to cases over which it never *555acquired subject matter jurisdiction. I would affirm the Court of Appeals' well-reasoned decision, which gives meaning to CRLJ 14A(b) while respecting the legislature's exclusive constitutional authority to establish the powers, duties and jurisdiction of district…