IndyColtsFan18
Junior Member
Indiana: We have been assigned a judge to hear a case (bench trial) and we know he worked for the firm owned by the attorney representing the defendant prior to becoming a judge. This was not announced or stated in any way prior to opening statements, we found out about this after day one of the trial. Seems tome this would be a conflict of interest, possible bias (which will be near impossible to prove) or something along those lines. It's one thing for judges and attorneys to know each other from the courtroom but to have worked side by side for who knows how long seems to be a bit more than should be allowed by law. Is there anything we can do in this case?