Palestine Action: Judge refuses recusing self from sentence hearing amid bias claims

Palestine Action: Judge refuses recusing self from sentence hearing amid bias claims Submitted by Katherine Hearst on Mon, 06/08/2026 - 16:41 Defendants accused Justice Johnson of bias and demanded he step aside from case, in which he is expected to add a 'terrorism connection' to the defendants' criminal charges The defendants from left to right: Jordan Devlin, Leona Kamio, Charlotte Head, Fatema Rajwani, Zoe Rogers and Samuel Corner (Screengrab/X) Off The presiding judge in a Palestine Action trial has refused an application by defendants to remove himself from their sentencing hearing over claims of bias. Defendants in the case had filed an application for the recusal of Justice Jeremy Johnson from their sentencing hearing on Friday, in which he is expected to add a “terrorism connection” to their charges. During a hearing at the Old Bailey on Monday, Johnson said that “any fair minded observer would not consider a real possibility of bias.