A recusal nightmare brewing in Hinds County?

With the announcement that Malcolm Harrison has been appointed to replace Bobby DeLaughter on the Hinds County Circuit bench, concerns are being raised that newly-minted Judge Harrison will be disqualified from presiding over many, if not most, of the criminal cases currently pending on the docket.  In his capacity as County Attorney, Judge Harrison was responsible for prosecuting most of the felony crimes charged in Hinds County during his term as county attorney.  I'd bet that most of the criminal cases currently assigned to the DeLaughter/Harrison docket will be reassigned quickly.  If not, there will likely be a flood of motions for recusal in the coming weeks.

Multiple credible sources both inside and outside of the Hinds County Courthouse are saying...

that Gov. Haley Barbour has chosen Malcolm Harrison, County Attorney for Hinds County, to be the newest Hinds County Circuit Court Judge, replacing Bobby DeLaughter.  I anticipate an announcement very soon. 

Philip Thomas over at MS Litigation Review is hot on the heels of the Peters immunity deal

Bravo to Philip Thomas, who is working to get the details of Ed Peters' immunity deal in the DeLaughter case. He tried a FOIA request, but:

According to the DOJ, I am not entitled to the information because Peters did not consent and there was no showing that the public disclosure outweighs Peters' privacy interests.

Philip's got a good blog going over at MS Litigation Review, and I suggest y'all check out both the article linked above and the blog as a whole.