Opinion
No. 1D22-1383
05-18-2022
Kathleen A. WATREL, Petitioner, v. Stephen WATREL, Respondent.
William S. Graessle of William S. Graessle, P.A., Jacksonville, for Petitioner. No appearance for Respondent.
William S. Graessle of William S. Graessle, P.A., Jacksonville, for Petitioner.
No appearance for Respondent.
Per Curiam.
We deny the petition for writ of prohibition. Petitioner has failed to demonstrate a legally sufficient factual basis for the lower tribunal's disqualification. See Fla. R. Gen. Prac. & Jud. Admin. 2.330(e) ("A motion to disqualify shall set forth all specific and material facts upon which the judge's impartiality might reasonably be questioned"). "General and speculative assertions about a judge's attitude will not warrant relief." Erlinger v. Federico , 242 So. 3d 1177, 1181 (Fla. 1st DCA 2018). To the extent Petitioner relies on the lower tribunal's adverse rulings, the petition is likewise legally deficient. A judge's adverse rulings may not serve as a basis for disqualification. Ault v. State , 53 So. 3d 175, 204 (Fla. 2010) ; Dep't of Agric. & Consumer Servs. v. Broward Cty. , 810 So. 2d 1056 (Fla. 1st DCA 2002).
DENIED .
Makar, Osterhaus, and Kelsey, JJ., concur.