As the date of her criminal trial draws closer, Attorney General Kathleen Kane has now argued that no judge of the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas is able to fairly preside over her case because three of them have connections to her prosecution.
Attorneys said Kane faces challenges in arguing for full-bench recusal, including demonstrating the appearance of bias, but predicting the outcome of her motion is a difficult proposition. Kane, whose trial is scheduled to begin Aug. 8, argued for the recusal of the entire Montgomery County bench in an omnibus pretrial motion filed March 4. The motion also argued that all the charges against her should be quashed, alleging she was the victim of a “selective and vindictive prosecution.”
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