Judge W. Newton Jackson has recused himself from a firefighter’s lawsuit against the city of Salisbury.
The Salisbury Daily Times reports that the firefighter’s attorney Bruce Bright said that Jackson had links to others in the suit.
The paper reports the decision is not expected to affect any of his rulings in the case.
Bright noted that a member of the judge’s former law firm had been involved in the Lacy Fund which distributes money for the three volunteer fire companies.
The Community Foundation has put that distribution on hold until the legal issues have been resolved.
Jackson had ruled in favor of the Foundation and Bright argued that the judge must recuse himself charging that he had consistently ruled in favor of the Foundation and the city.
