Worth v. Benton County Circuit Court

I join in Justice Annabélle Clinton Imber’s opinion, but I write to amplify why Judge Keith should recuse and absent himself from trying a case in which he and his family have a pecuniary interest.

In writing on this recusal issue, I must first point out that this court says it asked the parties to submit briefs addressing five issues, including whether petitioners waived their right to ask Judge Keith to recuse. I will first point to the obvious errors in our court’s request for briefs — first, the county and the school districts never intervened in this case, so they are not parties to this…