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I don't know whether the judge conducted a fair or biased trial; I wasn't there. Quite frankly it doesn't matter. A judge needs to be held to a higher standard, and the fact that he dismissed jurors with similar associations means that he was not holding himself to that higher standard.
Also, when a case receives the amount of worldwide scrutiny this one did, it's important to avoid even the slightest hint of possible impropriety because there are people who will consider that hint positive proof of collusion, regardless of the facts. He should have recused himself.
With apologies to Derek, I'm not going to waste my time wondering about his motives or whether there was actual bias or impropriety because I don't care: The appearance was enough. He clearly had an apparent conflict of interest - he should have recused himself - he didn't.
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