Richmond General District Court Judge David M. Hicks filed a notice of recusal last week after a report about the case appeared in The Washington Post. Hicks’s first six-year term as a Richmond district judge is up next year. At that online hearing, Morrissey was the first lawmaker to speak up on Hicks’s behalf, saying he would “strongly endorse” the judge for another term. The investigation of Morrissey’s behavior was authorized by Virginia Attorney General Mark R. Herring (D), and the charges were brought by a prosecutor from New Kent County after the Richmond commonwealth’s attorney recused herself. The original judge assigned to the case recused himself as well, citing Morrissey’s role in the local delegation.

Source: Washington Post December 28, 2020 21:57 UTC