Succession of Jan

The opinion of -the court was delivered by

McEnery, J.

In this case a motion was made to recuse the District Judge, James E. Mouton. The motion was referred to Hon. O. *925O. Mouton, Judge of the Twenty-fifth Judicial District, who denied the motion.

The judge, James B. Mouton, was a member of the law firm of Mouton & Martin, before his elevation to the district bench. This firm obtained a judgment against a debtor for the decedent. Before he qualified, Judge Mouton transferred all his fees for legal services due said firm to his former law partner, Robert Martin. This transfer was made without…