According to the complaint, Engoron has exhibited "clear judicial bias" against Trump, including telling Trump's attorney that the former president is "just a bad guy," who NY Attorney General Letitia James "should go after."
"Simply put, Judge Engoron has displayed a clear judicial bias against the defendant throughout the case, breaking several rules in the New York Code of Judicial Conduct," reads the letter.
It's nice to see this happening, but the system is so thoroughly corrupted that I doubt it will have any impact at all. Trump will likely use this, and other incidents of bias, when he appeals the eventual conviction.
The judge has been very clearly biased.
(((Arthur Engoron)))
Engoron started his legal career at Olwine, Connelly, Chase, O'Donnell & Weyher, a now-defunct firm. He then worked for Pryor Cashman from 1981 to 1983, leaving to pursue a musical career. He spent seven years teaching how to play the piano and drums.[2] In 1991, he became a law clerk for Judge Michael Schoenfeld.[2][4] Engoron has been a member of the American Civil Liberties Union since 1994.[1][3][5]
In 2003, Engoron won an election to join the New York City Civil Court as a judge. In 2013, he was appointed as an acting justice for the New York Supreme Court, and ran unopposed for a permanent position in 2015.[1][2] Personal life
Engoron is a fan of pop culture references, frequently using them in his rulings.[1][6] He has drafted and pitched a screenplay for a historical romantic drama about a Holocaust survivor.[7]
Wtf. Judges should not be appointed in the first place, if they are clearly politically biased and motivated. Every single case he has overseen is tainted and should be reexamined.
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