Cooper v. Speiser

POLEN, Judge.

On November 4,1994, we granted the Writ of Prohibition, the effect of which precluded the assigned trial judge from presiding further over petitioner’s pending criminal cases. As indicated in our November 4, 1994 order, this opinion follows to explain our decision.

Petitioner filed a motion to disqualify the assigned trial judge, pursuant to Florida Rule of Judicial Administration 2.160. The motion alleged that the assigned judge, upon placing petitioner on probation in a February 1993 proceeding, stated that he [the judge] would “bury” the petitioner if he ever appeared again…