State Ex Rel. Johnson v. Circuit Court

— This is an original proceeding in this court against the judge of the Circuit Court for Deschutes County, wherein it is sought by mandamus to compel him to call in a circuit judge from some other court, or to apply to the Chief Justice of this court to send a judge to try a case then pending in the Circuit Court of that county. Sections 45 — 1 and 45 — 2 Oregon Laws read as follows:

“No judge of a Circuit Court of the State of Oregon shall sit to hear or try any suit, action or proceeding when it shall be established, as hereinafter provided, that such judge is prejudiced against any party…