State ex rel. Zacke v. Woodson

ORFINGER, Judge.

We have consolidated for disposition three separate petitions for writ of prohibition, all involving the same parties. Each *8involves an attempt by petitioner to disqualify the same trial judge in separate criminal proceedings pending in Brevard County.

Petitioner was charged with four separate criminal offenses. One has been disposed of in his favor, and warrants no further discussion. Two of the cases1 were initially assigned to respondent as the trial judge. The third case2 was initially assigned to Judge Conkling, who subsequently entered an order disqualifying himself after…