Judge jumps ship in Zimmerman case

The case of Florida v. Zimmerman isn’t going to be an easy one for prosecutors and judges, given the pressure being brought to bear by special interests seeking a conviction, evidence notwithstanding.  The first casualty in Florida’s war against George Zimmerman is Judge Recksiedler.

(CNN) A Florida judge Wednesday approved a motion to disqualify herself from the criminal case involving a neighborhood watch volunteer who fatally shot 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, according to the court.

The defense team for George Zimmerman requested Monday that Seminole Circuit Judge Jessica Recksiedler, who was assigned to Zimmerman’s case, be removed after she revealed that her husband works with a CNN legal analyst.

Zimmerman’s defense attorney, Mark O’Mara, had said Monday he was confident the motion would be granted.

Recksiedler said in her decision that while the findings on each basis were “legally insufficient” for disqualification, “the cumulative effect of the events and the totality of the circumstances provides a legally sufficient basis for this court to grant the motion to disqualify,” a statement from the court said.

This week, Recksiedler is on temporary assignment from the Florida Supreme Court and is hearing oral arguments at the Fifth District Court of Appeal in Daytona Beach, Florida, court spokeswoman Michelle Kennedy said in a statement Tuesday.

Wednesday’s order directed the case to be returned to the chief judge for reassignment, who in turn ordered that Judge Kenneth Lester, Jr., be appointed to preside over the Zimmerman case.

This is the first shot over the bow for the defense team.  N0 doubt there will be many more to come.  We can only hope justice is done on behalf of the victim, Trayvon Martin.

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