Key facts
- Judge Sarah Warren recused herself from a Georgia voter rolls case.
- The recusal was due to concerns about the perception of bias related to her past association with DA Fani Willis.
- The Justice Department's Civil Rights Division had threatened to seek a judicial order to remove the judge.
- The case has been reassigned to Judge Victoria Calvert.
- The Justice Department has filed similar cases against 30 states.
U.S. District Judge Sarah Warren has recused herself from a Georgia voter rolls case, citing concerns that her impartiality could be doubted due to her past professional connections with Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis. Warren stated that while she did not believe she was actually biased, the perceived connection to Willis, who is prosecuting Donald Trump over alleged election interference, could lead to assumptions of shared views on election-related matters.