Just awful.
Maricopa Madness: New Judge on Case Was Appointed by Former Democrat Governor Janet Napolitano – Sets Hearing in the Case for Tomorrow
Conflict of interest checks are a fundamental aspect of representation and this guy never should have been let on the Senate's team. .
On the other hand, the justification for recusal was pretty lame so it's obvious that Judge Coury wanted off this case in the worst sort of way. I think Coury did a basic gesture towards fairness when demanded a 1 milllion dollar bond for the emergency restraining order incorrectly assuming that the Democrats would pony up cash and shut down the audit before it had a chance to get started.
He got blindsided by their refusal to post bond and was shocked that the audit got rolling. After that, he was probably looking for any way out of the case. The only judges who wnat this case are the one who want to shut down the audit. For any one else than a dem operative Judge wanting to shut the door n the audit, this case is totally lose-lose.