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I've been fighting a criminal case since December. I am currently finally in trial. But the judge sitting in has not one time in over 50 court dates sat up in front of me during any of my court proceedings. I thought you have one judge per case?
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It is common for the trial judge to be different a different judge than the one sitting on the pre-trial hearings.
Answered on Sep 20th, 2013 at 12:20 PM
Judges often fill in for each other, so there's nothing illegal or improper about it. You will have the same judge throughout your trial, but there's nothing wrong with having different judges handle the preliminary aspects of your case.
Answered on Sep 20th, 2013 at 11:30 AM
Michael J. Breczinski
Normally you have the same judge for the whole case but there are exceptions. Without details I can't tell if what is happening is proper or not.
Answered on Sep 20th, 2013 at 8:30 AM