A new judge will be taking over the criminal case against David DePape, the man facing attempted murder and other state charges in connection with the attack against Paul Pelosi in San Francisco last month.
Prosecutors and DePape's public defender met for a status hearing on Monday where it was announced that San Francisco County Superior Court Judge Stephen Murphy would be taking over the case, said Randy Quezada, communications director for the San Francisco district attorney's office.
Though the initial judge assigned to the case, Loretta Giorgi, had previously said she worked with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's daughter, according to Quezada, the potential conflict of interest "was not objected to by us or defense counsel," he said.
