FLORIDA – 39 year old Judge Jessica Recksiedler recused herself from the second-degree murder trial of George Zimmerman — the 28-year-old admitted killer of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin — on Wednesday after Zimmerman’s lawyer brought up a potential conflict of interest related to the professional career of her husband, according to Michelle Kennedy, a spokeswoman for the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit Court in Florida.

“Circuit Judge Jessica Recksiedler has executed an order disqualifying herself from further proceedings in the State of Florida v. George Zimmerman. In the three-page Order dated April 18, 2012, Judge Recksiedler made findings that each basis, in and of itself, were ‘legally insufficient’ for disqualification,” Kenned wrote in a Wednesday afternoon email. “In addition, the Order further states ‘[e]ven though this Court finds that neither of these, standing alone, is legally sufficient for disqualification, the cumulative effect of the events and the totality of the circumstances provides a legally sufficient basis for this Court to grant the Motion to Disqualify.'” […]
The next judge in line to take the case was Judge John D. Galluzzo, who also said he had a conflict, according to Kennedy.
“Chief Judge Dickey is in receipt of a Notice of Judicial Conflict from Judge John D. Galluzzo, certifying to Chief Judge Dickey that Judge Galluzzo has a conflict in performing his duties as a circuit judge in any matter in controversy where Mark M. O’Mara is the attorney of record because of their prior business and personal relationship and the requirements of Cannon 3E of the Florida Code of Judicial Conduct so the task of heading up the trial of George Zimmerman fell to Judge Kenneth R. Lester,” according to Kennedy. (more)