Judge W. Mitchell Nance released an order April 27 stating he's ethically required under the state's judicial code of conduct to recuse himself from cases where he has a "personal bias or prejudice."

He wrote that he believed as "a matter of conscience" that "under no circumstance" would "the best interest of the child … be promoted by the adoption" by a "practicing homosexual."

And because his "conscientious objection to the concept of adoption of a child by a practicing homosexual" could be seen as a "personal bias or prejudice," Nance disqualified himself from hearing all such cases.

Nance's order was sent out to all attorneys in Metcalfe and Barren counties and directed them to inform the court when they had adoption applications by homosexual parties so another judge could take the case.

"It's preemptive in nature. I wanted to preempt there from being any uncertainty if the situation arose," Nance told the Glasgow Daily News.

As there are two divisions on the Kentucky circuit, the cases that Nance won't hear will go before First Division Judge John T. Alexander, who does not share Nance's objections.

Kentucky-based pro-family lobby group Family Foundation lauded Nance's move.

"If we are going to let liberal judges write their personal biases and prejudices into law, as we have done on issues of marriage and sexuality, then, in the interest of fairness, we are going to have to allow judges with different views to at least recuse themselves from such cases," said spokesman Martin Cothran in an April 28 press release.

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