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   The Seattle City Attorney has issued an Affidavit of Prejudice in an   
   attempt to preclude a radical judge from hearing any criminal cases   
   brought by the office.   
      
   On Friday, the Seattle City Attorney’s Office (CAO) announced that it will   
   file the affidavit of prejudice against Seattle Municipal Court Judge   
   Pooja Vaddadi.   
      
   According to the CAO, “An affidavit of prejudice is a preemptory   
   disqualification of a judge to hear a case. In this circumstance, the CAO   
   has made the decision to preclude Judge Vaddadi from hearing any criminal   
   cases brought by the CAO.”   
      
   Seattle City Attorney Ann Davison said in a statement, “Public safety is   
   among our highest priorities, and this includes trying cases on behalf of   
   those victimized by crime. Unfortunately, we have encountered a regular   
   pattern of biased rulings.”   
      
   The decision to issue the affidavit was recommended by CAO Criminal   
   Division Chief Natalie Walton-Anderson and approved by Davison.   
      
   Chief Walton-Anderson wrote in a memorandum to the CAO Criminal Division,   
   “For the past several months, we have internally discussed the Criminal   
   Division’s serious concerns with the conduct and rulings of Judge Pooja   
   Vaddadi.”   
      
   “Unfortunately, as outlined below, those concerns have only continued to   
   mount in the past several months. As a result, I have made the difficult   
   decision that the office will submit affidavits of prejudice for Judge   
   Vaddadi on all criminal cases moving forward.”   
      
   Chief Walton-Anderson informed Judge Vaddadi and Presiding Judge Faye   
   Chess of the CAO’s decision on Wednesday and outlined key issues from the   
   memo alleging that Judge Vaddadi routinely overrules prior findings of   
   probable cause by her fellow judges; repeatedly fails to find probable   
   cause in situations where, clearly, probable cause exists; makes improper   
   rulings related to public safety in domestic violence and DUI cases; and   
   frequently makes erroneous evidentiary rulings for unjustified reasons,   
   rather than articulating any legal analysis.   
      
   Chief Walton-Anderson wrote in the CAO memo, “Judge Vaddadi routinely   
   raises arguments on behalf of defendants without prompting or argument   
   from their own attorneys.”   
      
   “The resounding input from attorneys that have appeared in her courtroom   
   is that her decisions demonstrate a complete lack of understanding, or   
   perhaps even intentional disregard, of the evidence rules, even on basic   
   issues.”   
      
   Seattle has been suffering from a so-called “revolving door” justice   
   system for years, where prosecutors chose not to prosecute crimes or   
   liberal judges chose not to sentence criminals appropriately.   
      
   Davison was elected in 2021 by voters who finally had enough of the   
   ongoing chaos in the Emerald City.   
      
   Since then, her office has worked to target prolific offenders in Seattle   
   who are responsible for a majority of the crimes.   
      
   On Friday, Davison’s office also announced it was reviewing criminal   
   charges against a group of activists who disrupted last week's city   
   council meeting demanding the city provide housing for illegal immigrants.   
      
   The announcement was a 180 degree pivot under a new more moderate council   
   from the previous radical council that allowed activists to control the   
   agenda.   
      
   https://thepostmillennial.com/seattle-city-attorneys-office-moves-to-   
   disqualify-activist-judge-from-hearing-any-criminal-cases-moving-   
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