Mahoney v. McDonald-Burkman

Opinion of the Court by

Justice VENTERS.

Appellant, Geneva Mahoney, Executrix of the Estate of Louise Roberts, appeals from an Order of the Court of Appeals denying her Petition for a Writ of Mandamus. Appellant seeks to compel the Respondent, Judge Judith McDonald-Burk-man, to disqualify three witnesses in order to bar their depositions from being read at trial. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm the Court of Appeals.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

The petition for a writ of mandamus arises out of an action pending before Respondent in the Jefferson Circuit Court. Appellant’s decedent…