Marie WilliamsA former Erlanger employee who claims the health system’s board of trustees violated open meetings laws will have to wait a bit longer for his day in court.
Hamilton County Sessions Court Judge Marie Williams recused herself Monday from hearing motions filed by Patrick Kellogg against the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Hospital Authority board of trustees.
Kellogg last week asked the court to halt Erlanger’s hiring of Kevin Spiegel as its new chief executive because he says the board violated open meeting laws during the search process. The case was assigned to Williams and set for a motion hearing Thursday.
On the same day of Kellogg’s filing, the hospital board voted for a three-year, $680,000 annual contract for Spiegel.
According to Williams’ office Monday, the judge is stepping away from the filings because of a close relationship she has with Dr. Phyllis Miller, who is the judge’s doctor.