Judge Refuses to Recuse [semi-satire]

Semi-News/Semi-Satire ^ | 1 March 2020 | John Semmens

[John Semmens]

Amy Berman-Jackson, the judge who presided over the trial of President Trump's friend Roger Stone, rejected his lawyers' request that she recuse herself from deciding whether Stone is entitled to a new trial. Since Stone was convicted it has been discovered that Tomeka Hart, the jury foreman at the trial, was a prolific anti-Trump tweeter and poster prior to being selected as a juror.

Seth Ginsberg, an attorney for Stone, argued that "such a biased person should not have been allowed on the jury. It is the prospective juror's duty to reveal any prejudices she might have toward the defendant before she is impaneled. It is also the judge's duty to ferret out any biases among those selected to be on the jury. Neither Ms. Hart nor Judge Jackson performed their legal obligations. Mr. Stone deserves a new trial before an impartial jury and judge. Rather than take the appropriate action to achieve a fair trial, Judge Jackson seems intent to further perpetuate the injustice already inflicted on our client."

Jackson rebutted Ginsberg's contention with her own assertion that "a random group of 12 jurors is bound to include some who are antagonistic to the President. It would be neither practical nor fair to try for a jury of individuals uninformed or indifferent to Trump. Likewise, the majority of judges are also opposed to Trump's politics. As a member of that majority, it is fitting that I see this judicial proceeding to the end."

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[AndyJackson]

This is satire because it isn’t satire.