I truly don't know what JSS's problem is but I sure do think she has one. She sure seems to give Juan a hard time. Between him having to deal with JSS overruling so many of his objections and dealing with the defense and how long they take on every witness it is a wonder he has a mind left. I truly don't see how he sits there so calmly day after day after day when one of the DT is up droning on and on at pond water speed. Especially knowing how quick minded and energetic Juan is. It has to be driving him bonkers. Maybe the DT is trying to make the record books for longest direct examinations in history. If I was a juror I would have zoned out after the first day on this so called expert witness since everything is really nothing but repeats just stated in a different way. She could have testified to all of this in one full day, imo.
I have been very critical of the way JSS has handled this case throughout and I give her full credit for why this case has cost Arizona citizens so much money and why it has taken so long. She is way too soft when it comes to making decisions and even when she does she doesn't do it as if she has control of the courtroom. She has wasted way too much time in all the closed hearings, hundreds of sidebars, and in-chamber meetings, imo.
She even has closed sidebars at the bench when the jury isn't even in the room. She truly is the strangest Judge "I' have ever seen and after this case is over, if it ever is, I sure hope I never see another Judge like her.
She has tried a large part of this case in total secrecy. It will probably take us longer to read through everything that she has sealed.. if it is released after the trial.... than it has taken for the guilt and sentencing phases to be held.
Why the need for all the star chamber-ish secrecy? I have watched countless DP cases before this and never have I seen a Judge conduct their courtroom this way. Thank goodness.
IMO