Fulton County has found another judge to take on the proceedings of a highly controversial racketeering trial that has been in session for 18 months and counting.
Superior Court Judge Shukura Ingram, who had been assigned to the Fulton County Superior Court since 2018, will oversee the Young Slime Life RICO case after the previous judge, Ural Glanville, was recused Monday.
“This Court has no doubt that Judge Glanville can and would continue presiding fairly over this matter if the recusal motions were denied, but the ‘necessity of preserving the public’s confidence in the judicial system’ weighs in favor of excusing Judge Glanville from further handling of this case,” wrote Superior Court Judge Rachel R. Krause in her ruling.
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