State ex rel. York v. Kays

PREWITT, Presiding Judge.

Relator, as “Guardian and Co-Conservator of the Estate of John David York, a minor,” under § 472.060 RSMo 1994, filed a “Petition for Disqualification of Judge” seeking Respondent’s disqualification. Respondent is an Associate Circuit Judge of the Circuit Court of Laclede County, where the estate of John David York is being administered. Respondent denied the Petition. Thereafter, Relator filed a petition with this Court seeking a writ of mandamus directing Respondent to disqualify. This Court issued a preliminary order.

Before denying the Petition, Respondent stated,…