Legal Opinion
Valley v. Phillips County Election Commission
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided May 20, 2004No. 03-1137PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Jim Hannah, Justice.
J.F. Valley appeals a decision of the stice. Circuit Court disqualifying Charles Halbert from serving as Valley’s attorney. Valley alleges that the circuit court abused its discretion by misinterpreting the law on recusal, and rather than recusing, disqualified Halbert to resolve a conflict presented by Halbert’s law partner being the circuit judge’s opponent in the coming election. No brief was filed on behalf of the circuit court. W e find no abuse of discretion. The decision to disqualify Halbert was not made thoughtlessly or without due consideration; rather, the…
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