No. The attorney should immediately request a change of venue. The judges remarks show he is not impartial in this matter. Sanford is a small town with too many shenanigans and racial division. The judge can make fair decisions based on Zimmerman’s lack of truthfulness without making impartial remarks, if he is indeed going to be the trial judge.
That could be the next step.
Could this motion be a preliminary to asking for a Change of Venue? It seems a bit unfair the judge can simply deny the motion and declare himself unbiased. There should be some kind of recourse, but I know the courts are sometimes very unfair.