Marriage of Ihde v. Ihde

SPECIAL TERM OPINION

JOHNSON, Chief Judge.

The issue before a special-term panel of this court is whether, upon a motion to modify child custody, a party to the motion may compel the removal of the assigned district court judge despite the fact that the judge previously presided over the party’s dissolution trial. The district court denied a notice of removal, and we now deny a petition for a writ of prohibition that seeks the same relief.

FACTS

Luke Ihde and Denel Ihde are the parents of three minor children. Their mar*809riage was dissolved by judgment and decree in December 2005. At a five-day…