Siding with Gov. Rick Scott, a circuit judge Tuesday signed off on the removal of Orange-Osceola State Attorney Aramis Ayala from the high-profile case of accused cop-killer Markeith Loyd, refusing to put the case on hold while the prosecutor seeks a ruling on whether the governor overstepped his authority with her ouster.

Ayala, elected last year as Florida’s first African-American state attorney, immediately vowed to appeal the decision.