DOJ asks 9th Circuit to remove judge from doctor’s criminal case, citing broken mandate

A brief says U.S. District Judge Cormac Carney is "too personally invested" in a 2017 criminal case because of his opposition to the Central District's long-over trial ban.

U.S. District Judge Cormac Carney included this photo of himself in his August 2022 order dismissing a criminal indictment in violation of a 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals mandate. (U.S. District Court)

A federal judge upset over his colleagues’ decision to prohibit jury trials during the COVID-19 pandemic has twice dismissed a criminal drug distribut…