A Kentucky appeals court voided an arrest warrant for former Governor Matt Bevin on Friday, ruling the order was invalid because it was issued after Bevin sought to remove a family court judge from his child-support case. The decision, authored by Judge Audra J. Eckerle, stated the trial court should have paused proceedings to allow the chief justice to review Bevin’s bias complaint against Judge Angela J.

Johnson. Bevin’s legal team praised the ruling, calling it a correction of the trial court’s “complete disregard for the law.” The case centers on whether Bevin owes child support to his 19-year-old son, Jonah, whom he and his ex-wife adopted from Ethiopia. Jonah, who has faced legal troubles and been sent to facilities under federal scrutiny, sued to intervene in the divorce proceedings, alleging neglect.