When Judge Ito heard OJ, he had already been on the bench for over a decade, and had been a Supervising Judge in the downtown criminal court house. Is is an excellent jurist in every respect. There is no judge I know, and I know many, who would have done a better job.
OJ was a first of kind case. All judges have learned from that case.
While I sympathize with this judge - I’m sure he’s talented and will do his best - being a judge is very difficult. To master it, it takes lots training , experience and study. In Los Angeles, this case would be assigned to a judge on the 9th floor of the downtown criminal courts building which is specially set aside for these types of cases. The judge would be someone with 15-30 years experience who has demonstrated a mastery of the profession.
I wish the Atlanta judge good luck.
You are correct about Judge Ito and his experience. It was a poor analogy. I do disagree about his pre-trial and trial opinions. The defense lawyers took advantage of him. I believe good defense lawyers can take advantage of a fresh judge.