Longworth v. Williams

By Judge W. Allan Sharrett

By agreement of the parties, on April 5, 2007, this Court appointed a judge pro tempore to hear this matter pursuant to Va. Code Ann. § 17.1-109. The order directed the judge pro tempore to try “all issues joined between the parties in this matter----” and vested him “with the same power and authority and . . . charged with the same duties ... as though he were the regularly elected and qualified judge of this Court. . . .” See Order Approving Appointment of Judge pro Tempore (April 5, 2007).

Ms. Williams now asks the Court to remove the judge pro tempore. She argues…