In September, Pitt’s lawyers asked the superior court to review the case after Judge John Ouderkirk was disqualified.
The California Supreme Court has denied the appeal of Brad Pitt with respect to the ongoing custody case of the actor with Angelina Jolie.
In September, Pitt’s lawyers asked the superior court to review the case after Judge John Ouderkirk was disqualified, effectively overturning an earlier ruling that granted Pitt more time with the ex-partner’s five minor children: Pax (17), Zahara (16), Shiloh (15) and twins Vivienne and Knox (13).
A representative for Pitt told People that the earlier decision of the appeals court “was based on a matter of technical procedure and the decision of the Supreme Court not to review this procedural question does not change the extraordinary amount of factual evidence that led the trial judge – and the many experts who testified – to reach a clear conclusion about what is the best for children “.
In a statement Wednesday, Jolie’s attorney told People that the actress appreciated the decision. La Sra. Jolie is focused on her family and is pleased that the well-being of her children do not be guided by unethical behavior, “says your attorney.
Ouderkirk was disqualified in July for “failing to make mandatory disclosures” about other legal proceedings related to Pitt’s legal advice, which “could cause an objective person, aware of all the facts,” to doubt Ouderkirk’s impartiality in the case, the statement read. court opinion.
In Pitt’s petition, his attorneys argued that Ouderkirk’s disqualification “effectively changed the constitutionally authorized temporary judging system in California” and now “opens the door to disqualification challenges at any time during a case, even if the party who filed the motion has been on notice of the alleged grounds for disqualification “.
However, Pitt’s attorneys state in the petition that Jolie had been “informed of Judge Ouderkirk’s significant professional history with Pitt’s attorney from the beginning” of the custody case, but waited years to request his disqualification.
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