Court Opinion

ID: 9655534
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-23 19:13:57.870029+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:13:18.576655
License: Public Domain

KAHN, J.,
concurring with opinion.
I concur in the judgment of the court based upon the narrow principle articulated in the majority opinion that a trial judge may not attempt to refute the factual assertions in a motion for disqualification. I am not persuaded by the judge’s remarks about appellant’s history. The reality on the ground of dependency courts dictates that many judges will have had protracted prior experience with those unfortunate parents and children who come before the judge. Because this case can be decided on the narrow ground that the trial judge improperly attempted to refute the allegations of the motion, I would go no further.