Ex Parte Bryant

The petitioner, Thomas E. Bryant, filed this petition for a writ of mandamus directing the Honorable Chris Galanos, a circuit judge for the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit to grant his motion requesting that the judge recuse himself from the proceedings against the petitioner.

The petitioner was charged with six counts of theft of property in the first degree. The petitioner, who served as general guardian and conservator for Mobile County, was charged with six counts of theft of property for stealing over $3,000,000 from estates for which he served as conservator. The petitioner's case was…