Quote Originally Posted by msstate7 View Post
Surely the defendant will ask him to recuse himself
They can. And the judge decides if he wants to grant it or not. He has the discretion. A lot of judges get pissed when you ask.

You also have the issue of who it gets reassigned to if he does.
All the judges are probably state or Mississippi fans. Small state. And one of only a small few with elected judges.