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LEE v. HESTER

Nos. 55966, 56053.

642 P.2d 243 (1982)

Gail M. LEE, Petitioner, v. The Hon. Jon L. HESTER, Special Judge of the District Court of Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, Respondent. Charles Olin MOHR, Petitioner, v. The Hon. John M. AMICK, District Judge and the Hon. Charlie Y. Wier, Associate District Judge of the District Court of Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma.

March 2, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Karen A. Pepper Mueller, Carson, Rayburn & Hirsch, Oklahoma City, for petitioner Gail M. Lee.

Hal S. Whitten, Jr., Oklahoma City, for petitioner Charles Olin Mohr.

OPALA, Justice:

The issue here is whether contested matrimonial suits may be routinely and indiscriminately referred to a special judge for resolution of all issues.

The divorce cases which gave rise to the proceeding before us were initially assigned to a special judge. When the assignment came under challenge based on the statutory limitation, in 20 O.S.Supp. 1978 § 123 A.1

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