Chancery Court Judge Jeff Atherton gestures in this 2010 courtroom photo.Read more
Judge declines divorce case, citing gay marriage ruling
Politics is a divisive subject. Especially in this hyper-partisan era of our country.
Just ask Thomas Bumgardner, 65, and his wife, Pamela, 61, who remain married today despite filing for divorce in September 2014 and going before Hamilton County Chancellor Jeffrey Atherton last week seeking the finalization of that divorce.
Instead, the ruling from Chancellor Atherton was not a divorce decree, but a dismissal of their petition – wrapped in a political manifesto decrying the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision on same-sex marriage.
Atherton, a Republican, was first elected in 2010 to fill out the term of retired Chancellor Howell Peoples.