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Harold W. Duke, III (Father) filed a petition seeking recusal of the trial judge in a post-divorce action, citing the judge's former law partner briefly representing Kathryn A. Duke (Mother) and the judge's prior representation of Father's paramour. The trial court denied the recusal motion. Father then filed an accelerated interlocutory appeal under Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 10B. The appellate court reviewed the petition de novo and affirmed the trial court's decision. The court found no evidence that the judge's impartiality could reasonably be questioned, noting that adverse rulings alone are not sufficient for recusal and that the alleged prior associations were too limited or distant in time to warrant disqualification.
Kathryn A. Duke v. Harold W. Duke, III is a workers' compensation case decided in Court of Appeals of Tennessee. This case addresses legal issues related to compensation claims, benefits, and court rulings.
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Harold W. Duke, III (Father) filed a petition seeking recusal of the trial judge in a post-divorce action, citing the judge's former law partner briefly representing Kathryn A. Duke (Mother) and the judge's prior representation of Father's paramour. The trial court denied the recusal motion. Father then filed an accelerated interlocutory appeal under Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 10B. The appellate court reviewed the petition de novo and affirmed the trial court's decision. The court found no evidence that the judge's impartiality could reasonably be questioned, noting that adverse rulings alone are not sufficient for recusal and that the alleged prior associations were too limited or distant in time to warrant disqualification.
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