Horne (R) seeks recusal of justice who prosecuted him over campaign finance laws
Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne wants a state supreme court justice who accused him of violating state campaign finance laws more than a decade ago to step away from a case that has the potential to give him drastically more power over how students are taught.
On Wednesday, Horne filed a motion requesting that Justice Bill Montgomery recuse himself from a legal challenge against dual language instruction. The Republican has spent the past two years attempting to force public schools to require parental permission before English Language learner students can be taught using their native language.
In the motion, attorney Dennis Wilenchik argued that a political spat between Horne and Montgomery means the latter shouldn’t have any role in deciding the fate of Horne’s ongoing lawsuit.
“Superintendent Horne respectfully requests that Justice Montgomery recuse himself from the case at bar given the foregoing history,” Wilenchik wrote
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