A Florida judge who issued a court ruling last year that critics said was unduly favorable to Donald Trump is set to preside Tuesday over the first pretrial conference in his landmark criminal case concerning the mishandling of classified documents.

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    1 year ago

    How does this woman end up with every fucking Trump-related case? What a joke. I guess recusal is only something expected of anyone left of center.

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      1 year ago

      From memory of a video saw on the topic, in the district where it was lodged there is only a list of 7 judges to pick from in florida. But it gets narrowed down to two for various reasons (security clearance?), and it turns out the other judge is busy or on holidays.

      Edit: this legal Eagle video covers a bit of the selection https://youtu.be/_S8R2Nri5pU. TL;DW: “random” from list of 7 judges but cannon has one of the highest chances of getting the case.