Belgrave-Simmonds v. Belgrave

Pearly Belgrave-Simmonds petitions this Court for a writ of mandamus following the court’s denial of her motion to *965disqualify the trial judge. Because the motion was ruled upon approximately three months after it was filed, we grant the petition. See Fla. R. Jud. Admin. 2.330(j) (“The judge shall rule on a motion to disqualify immediately, but no later than thirty days after the service of the motion ... ”)•

The petitioner filed a motion to disqualify the trial judge on November 20, 2012; the motion was not ruled upon until February 23, 2013. The ruling was more than thirty days from the time…