Raphael v. Raphael
Raphael v. Raphael
Opinion of the Court
Karen Mary Raphael seeks a writ of prohibition after the Honorable Dennis Craig denied her motion to disqualify him from further proceedings in Ms. Raphael’s dissolution of marriage case.
Ms. Raphael’s petition sets forth that there is an obvious and apparent personal bias by Judge Craig against Mr. Hartley, her attorney, that dates to well before Judge Craig took the bench. Judge Craig has previously granted two motions to disqualify in unrelated cases in which Mr. Hartley was an attorney of record. In the instant case, however, Judge Craig denied the motion to disqualify as being untimely and legally insufficient. Suffice it to say, we find that the motion was timely filed within ten days of Mr. Hartley discovering that Judge Craig was assigned to this case.
A judge’s antipathy or hostility toward a party’s counsel can provide grounds for
PETITION GRANTED.
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