Public defender: Motions to disqualify Judge Ochoa-Bruck due to courtroom issues are impacting defendants

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Public defender: Motions to disqualify Judge Ochoa-Bruck due to courtroom issues are impacting defendants

Conflict between a Spokane Municipal Court judge and the city’s public defender’s office grew more contentious last week as attorneys alleged Judge Gloria Ochoa-Bruck made false statements to the public and has an inability – or perhaps an unwillingness – to follow courtroom norms that help low-level criminal defendants resolve their cases.