Ham v. EIGHTH JUDICIAL DIST. COURT, ETC.

*410OPINION

By the Court,

Manoukian, J.:

This is an original proceeding wherein Petitioner requests this Court to issue a writ of prohibition, which if granted, would preclude the Honorable Llewellyn A. Young, District Judge, from disqualifying himself as presiding Judge relative to these actions.

Two questions are presented for our determination in this extraordinary proceeding. (1) Whether a writ of prohibition is the proper remedy; (2) Whether a district court judge can voluntarily disqualify himself from participation in or consideration of proceedings pending before him, absent a…