Lisa Livingston v. Gregory Livingston
Syllabus
Following a public reprimand of the trial judge presiding over her divorce, Wife filed a motion to recuse the trial judge pursuant to Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 10B. The trial court denied the motion, and Wife appealed to this Court. Thereafter, the presiding judge of the Thirteenth Judicial District entered an order transferring the case to another judge in order to \equitably distribute the case load[.]\ Wife then filed a notice in this Court seeking direction as to whether the appeal is moot. Following our review, we dismiss this appeal as moot.
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- holding that disqualification is required where the trial court announced its ruling before hearing all of the evidence
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Judges: Presiding Judge J. Steven Stafford
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