Divorce Judge Not Recused for Suggesting Husband Should Be in Drug Court
Tennessee case summary on judicial recusal in divorce. Roger Scott Austermiller v. Penny Smith Austermiller During the course of this Williamson County, Tennessee, divorce case, the trial judge, Chancellor Deanna Bell Johnson, after the husband failed a court-ordered drug test, commented that if she could put the husband in a two-year drug court program, she […]
Read More»Judge’s Order Recusing Himself Can’t Be Appealed Immediately
Tennessee case summary on recusal in divorce. Margaret Kathryn Young v. Larry Joe Young The wife in this Shelby County, Tennessee, case filed for divorce after 35 years of marriage. She challenged the validity of the antenuptial agreement signed the day before the marriage, and the question of the validity was heard at a hearing […]
Read More»Impatience Not Enough to Recuse Judge
Tennessee case summary on divorce and judicial recusal. Claudette Gilley Sanford v. Phillip Howard Sanford The husband and wife in this hotly litigated divorce case were married in 2013 when the husband was 54 and the wife 48. They had met through work, since the wife was an attorney in the Shelby County, Tennessee, county […]
Read More»No Judicial Recusal for Saying Mom Hurt Kid’s Relationship w/ Dad
Tennessee case summary on judicial recusal. Lee Richard Slotnik v. Shani Marie Slotnik The parents in this Tennessee, case were divorced in Illinois, after which both moved to Tennessee. In 2017, the father filed a petition in Davidson County to enroll the divorce decree, and he also requested a modification of the visitation. The Court […]
Read More»Attorneys’ Involvement in Judge’s Campaign Fundraiser Didn’t Mandate Recusal
- At June 22, 2022
- By Miles Mason
- In Divorce Process, Judicial Recusal
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Tennessee case summary on judicial recusal in divorce. Sallie Lunn Tarver v. John Kirk Tarver The husband and wife in this Shelby County, Tennessee, case were divorced in 2017. In late 2021, the husband filed a petition to modify the final decree, and additional motions and petitions were soon filed by both parties. In 2022, […]
Read More»Appeal Thrown Out When Wife Failed to Provide Basics
Tennessee case summary on judicial recusal. Karen Nisenbaum v. Michael Nisenbaum The wife in this Williamson County, Tennessee, divorce case didn’t like the judge assigned to her case, so she moved to have him recused. When he denied the motion, acting as her own attorney, she appealed to the Tennessee Court of Appeals. But to […]
Read More»Judge’s Husband’s Public Views Not Grounds for Recusal
Tennessee case summary on judicial recusal. Nicole Marie Neuman v. Paul Phillips The mother in this Williamson County, Tennessee, case petitioned to modify custody arrangements. This was based upon her allegation that the husband had established a pattern of being difficult with her and unnecessarily contradicting her on educational decisions. Subsequently, the father moved to […]
Read More»Judge Needn’t Recuse for Considering Evidence Heard by Prior Judge
Tennessee case summary on judicial recusal in divorce. Carolyn Diane Long v. Steven Lawrence Long The parties in this Fayette County divorce case were before the Tennessee Court of Appeals twice before, in March 2020, and then again in December 2020. Both of the earlier appeals involved issues of whether the trial judge should have […]
Read More»Judge Not Allowed to Make Further Orders After Recusal
- At March 22, 2021
- By Miles Mason
- In Divorce, Divorce Process, Judicial Recusal
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Tennessee case summary on judicial recusal in divorce. Kimberly Johnson Dougherty v. M.E. Buck Dougherty III In this Fayette County, Tennessee, divorce case, the father appealed to the Tennessee Court of Appeals and argued that the trial judge, Chancellor William C. Cole should have recused himself. The motion was based upon a number of allegations, […]
Read More»Court Clerk’s Texting Might Warrant Recusal of Judge
- At June 17, 2020
- By Miles Mason
- In Divorce Process, Judicial Recusal
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Tennessee case summary on judicial recusal. Dougherty v. Dougherty The mother and father in this Fayette County. Tennessee, case were divorced in 2018, and the court entered a permanent parenting plan regarding the couple’s three children. In 2019, the mother filed a petition for civil contempt and to modify. The dispute centered on which school […]
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