State Ex Rel. Armijo v. Lujan

MABRY, Justice.

The question here presented is whether chapter 184 of the Laws of 1933, the act authorizing disqualification of district judges, authorizes litigants to disqualify a judge sitting at the request of the presiding judge of the district.

At the general election held in November, 1940, Luis E. Armijo, relator, and M. E. NobTe were rival candidates for the office of district attorney for the 4th judicial district. Relator Armijo has filed a contest against his opponent, the holder of the certificate of election. The contest proceeding was filed in the district court of San Miguel…