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Charles W. Walker, Sr.
Former Georgia State Senate Majority leader
Trial Judge Recused For Appearance of Bias
Dramatic developments in Georgia, as federal judge Dudley Bowen, who presided over the trial and sentencing of former Georgia senate leader Charles Walker, acknowledged that he never should have been involved with the case because his “impartiality might reasonably have been questioned.” The announcement instantly triggered demands for a new trial. The recusal thickens the cloud of impropriety surrounding the prosecution. It was initiated by a U.S. attorney who was removed after an internal Justice Department study concluded his conduct was politically motivated and inappropriate.
-- Scott Horton in Harper’s No Comment (June 5, 2009)
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