Suspended lawyer seeks removal of disciplinary judge

Judge William "Bill" O'Neil

A suspended lawyer who practiced law extensively in the gay community and who is fighting additional state Bar allegations argued Wednesday that Arizona's top disciplinary judge should be removed from her case because he is biased against gays.

Jane O. Ross testified that presiding Disciplinary Judge William "Bill" O'Neil violated her rights and manipulated a previous disciplinary case against her because she is a lesbian who challenges judicial authority and fought for an anti-discrimination rule on behalf of gay lawyers.

"It is exactly that discrimination I'm alleging," Ross said during a hearing to determine whether O'Neil should be disqualified from the case. "I pushed both of his buttons. ... I challenged judges, and I'm homosexual."

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Suspended lawyer seeks removal of disciplinary judge