Fulton County Judge Rachel Krause issued her ruling on the motions submitted by attorneys for Jeffery Williams and Deamonte Kendrick and attorney Kayla Bumpus on July 15.
In her ruling, Krause stated that while the court has “no doubt that Judge Glanville can and would continue presiding fairly over this matter if the recusal motions were denied,” the “necessity of preserving the public’s confidence in the judicial system” weighs in favor of excusing Judge Glanville from further handling of the case.
Krause granted both Kendrick’s and Williams’ motions to recuse Judge Glanville. However, she denied Bumpus’ motion to quash the show cause order and recuse Judge Glanville because it is “moot.”
Defense attorneys, particularly Young Thug’s lawyer Brian Steel, have been filing motions for months for a mistrial, claiming that Judge Glanville was biased against them and their clients.
However, it was an ex parte meeting on June 10 between Judge Glanville, prosecutors from the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office, and state witness Kenneth Copeland that led to multiple requests for recusal.
In the order, Krause said she “generally agreed” with Judge Glanville’s assessment regarding the propriety of the ex parte meeting, but she did note that the meeting could have or perhaps should have been held in open court.
The initial recusal requests went to Glanville, who denied them. Kendrick then tried to bypass Judge Glanville by appealing to the Georgia Supreme Court. They declined to consider it, but ordered another judge to review the motions.
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