Yeah, I certainly jumped the gun in thinking the judge ought to be removed from the bench. I mean, I still object very strongly to the order that she relocate, regardless of what facts the judge knew. But judges do have to rule on the information they are given. I think a judge would be a little more inquisitive towards a private party, but assume they can trust the prosecutor to give them relevant information.
I think that this judge, and many other judges who don’t want to end up going viral for the same reason, are going to start questioning more. It looks like the prosecutor’s office broke the trust that should have existed between them and the judiciary, and there’s going to be fallout.
