Supreme Court Orders Recusal of State Court Judge in Silica Case

JACKSON, Miss. - The Mississippi Supreme Court has ordered the recusal of a state court judge in a silica case after counsel representing defendants in the case accused him of being biased against certain members of the defense firm. In Re: Siebe North, Inc., n/k/a North Safety Products, Inc. and Textron, Inc., No. 2002-M-1102 (Miss. Sup. Ct.).

The order, entered Jan. 21, granted the defendants' motion for extraordinary writ of mandamus sought by the defendants in an effort to have Judge Billy Joe Landrum recused further proceedings in a Jones County silica case that he has been overseeing since it …