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  • Chicago Judge Removed From Trial After Disagreement with Fitzgerald

    07/29/2010 11:01:56 AM PDT · by jazusamo · 8 replies · 2+ views
    Main Justice ^ | July 29, 2010 | Channing Turner
    An appeals court removed a Chicago federal judge from a criminal drug trial Wednesday after disagreements between the judge and U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald delayed the case.In a brief order, the U.S.Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit removed Chief Judge James Holderman of the Northern District of Illinois and instructed the district court to appoint a new judge to oversee the trial.Fitzgerald did not ask for Holderman’s dismissal. In a petition, the prosecutor asked the appeals court to reverse Holderman’s decision to exclude fingerprint evidence after prosecutors missed a court deadline. In the petition, Fitzgerald accused Holderman of...