Thacker v. Thacker

Andra G. Thacker petitions this court for a writ of mandamus directing Calhoun Circuit Judge Brenda S. Stedham to set aside an order “granting leave” for Peggy P. Miller Lacher, one of Thacker’s attorneys, to “promptly” withdraw from her representation of Thacker in the underlying divorce action. Thacker’s petition also seeks a writ ordering Judge Stedham to recuse herself from the underlying divorce action. For the reasons set forth below, we deny the petition.

The materials the parties have submitted in support of and in opposition to the petition indicate the following. In February 2009,…