NSW’s top prosecutor scores legal win in bias claim against senior judge
by Jordyn Beazley from on (#741SQ)
Recusal application against district court judge Penelope Wass yet to be determined amid row with DPP
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New South Wales' top prosecutor has been given the green light to continue her fight to get a senior judge removed from a historical sexual offences trial on the grounds of apprehended bias.
The ruling from the NSW supreme court is the latest development in a long-running row between the director of public prosecutions, Sally Dowling SC, and district court judge Penelope Wass. The dispute went before the NSW court of appeal last week.
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