BATON ROUGE — An ad hoc judge denied the Attorney General's office's request to recuse Judge Gail Horne Ray from the cases of Cleve Dunn and several others indicted on charges tied to a probe into alleged corruption at CATS.

Judge Bonnie Jackson announced her decision during court on Wednesday, Nov. 4, attorneys confirmed to WBRZ.

In September, the motion from the AG's office describes how Ray’s attorney Steven Irving told a Baton Rouge-area news station last month that three judges, including Ray, were suing the governor, the secretary of state, and Murrill. 

Attorneys wrote that the comments and Ray’s involvement in renewed attempt at reopening a federal lawsuit against Murrill preclude her from impartially adjudicating the matter. The motion also says Ray cannot fairly and impartially adjudicate this matter because of bias and prejudice.