U.S. District Judge Mark E. Walker opted to remove himself from the Walt Disney Co.’s lawsuit against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis because a “relative within the third degree of relationship” owns 30 shares of the Disney stock, he wrote in his decision.
Walker wrote that he could not be sure that the trial would not “substantially affect the value” of his relative’s stock.
“Even though I believe it is highly unlikely that these proceedings will have a substantial effect on The Walt Disney Company, I choose to err on the side of caution — which, here, is also the side of judicial integrity — and disqualify myself,” Walker wrote.DeSantis’s legal team filed a motion last month calling for Walker’s recusal.
Despite Walker’s ultimate decision, he rejected the DeSantis arguments about potential bias. “I find the motion is nothing more than rank judge-shopping,” wrote Walker, an Obama-appointed judge who has ruled against DeSantis-approved legislation in the past, including on free-speech issues.DeSantis and Disney have been engaged in a public war of words for more than a year.
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