Florida Parishes Juvenile Justice Commission ex rel. Florida Parishes Juvenile Justice District v. Hannis T. Bourgeois, L.L.P.

Li would deny the writ, because an independent judge appointed by the supreme court examined the motion to recuse and found no evidence of bias, and the district judges in this matter have no direct financial interest in the outcome of the case, as there was in Tolmas v. Parish of Jefferson, 12-0555 (La.4/27/12), 87 So.3d 855. Furthermore, the supreme court in Tolmas did not modify the standard for mandatory recusal, as stated in the per curiam opinion. Rather, the supreme court found that recusal of the appellate judge was warranted due to his financial interest in the outcome of the case,…