Judges and Judiciary,
Government,
Criminal,
Constitutional Law,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Sep. 11, 2025
Hawaii judge assigned after Central District recusal in U.S. attorney dispute
After Chief Judge Dolly M. Gee ordered every judge in the Central District to step aside, 9th Circuit Chief Judge Mary H. Murguia tapped a Hawaii jurist to hear a motion challenging Acting U.S. Attorney Bilal A. Essayli's authority, a case that could ripple through prosecutions across California and beyond.
Chief Judge Mary H. Murguia of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has assigned a Hawaii judge to consider a defense motion to disqualify Acting U.S. Attorney Bilal A. Essayli of Los Angeles after every judge in the Central District of California was recused from the case.
Central District Chief Judge Dolly M. Gee ordered all the judges in the Los Angeles-based district off the case "to avoid any appearance of bias or partiality."
Murguia then appointed Seni...
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