Elon Musk calls for Delaware judge to recuse herself in lawsuits, alleging bias

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Elon Musk’s legal team is demanding that a judge in the Delaware Court of Chancery, Kathaleen McCormick, recuse herself from two Tesla

lawsuits, alleging she showed bias in supporting a LinkedIn post that was critical of Musk.

“In light of the Court’s recent public support of LinkedIn posts that create a perception of bias against Mr. Musk in these cases, recusal is necessary and warranted,” Musk’s attorney’s wrote in their motion for recusal on Wednesday. “These cases should be re-assigned to another random-drawn judicial officer of this Court.”

The post that McCormick allegedly responded to with an emoji had touted a verdict from a San Francisco federal court that could cost Musk upwards of $2 billion. In that case, a jury found Musk had defrauded Twitter investors in the lead up to his buyout of the social network.