State ex rel. Williams v. Superior Court

This is an application for a writ of prohibition to restrain the Honorable John D. Evans, as judge of the superior court for Whitman county, Washington, from functioning in a certain will contest proceeding in disregard of an affidavit of prejudice.

It is undisputed that, prior to the time the affidavit of prejudice was filed and called to Judge Evans’ attention, he had granted an oral application by relator’s counsel requesting that an out-of-state attorney of Lewiston, Idaho, be associated as an attorney of record. Judge Evans determined that, because of this circumstance, it must be held…