R.M.C. v. D.C.

This petition seeks to disqualify a trial judge from presiding over seventeen cases based on events that occurred in one case. We deny the petition.

Petitioners seek disqualification based on events which occurred in an adoption proceeding which attracted media attention. Petitioner R.M.C. filed a motion to disqualify in the adoption case based on comments the trial judge made concerning whether R.M.C. or her attorneys had contacted the media. While the motion to disqualify was pending, the trial judge issued three orders in the adoption case. Thereafter, the trial judge issued an order of…