Moreau v. Tonry

I dissent from this Court’s order of October 13, 1976, vacating the appointment of Judge Eugene E. Leon, who was properly appointed judge ad hoc to substitute for Judge August A. Nobile, Jr., the latter hav-. ing voluntarily recused himself. This action was taken upon the bare conclusory allegation that Judge Leon belonged to a political faction and because he continued the trial then in progress without beginning anew.

There is not one scintilla of evidence in this record to support the allegation that Judge Leon is a party to the political faction mentioned, nor is evidence in the record…