State ex rel. Lomaz v. Court of Common Pleas

This case requires us to answer two questions: (1) does a common pleas court administrative judge in the general division of that court have authority to assign a judge of the domestic relations division of that court to hear an action for injunctive relief involving a civil zoning dispute and (2) if not, does the inter-divisional transfer warrant issuance of a writ of prohibition? For the reasons set forth below, we find that an administrative judge does not have authority to make such a reassignment and that extraordinary relief is appropriate.

The test for prohibition is well-established.…