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Federal judge busted for playing solitaire during trial
Playing Solitaire while reading Download Squad seems like an acceptable form of multitasking. As does playing Solitaire while, say, doing phone support. But playing Solitaire while presiding over the federal trial of John Gotti? That might be pushing it. But it's what Manhattan Federal Court Judge Shira Scheindlin has been accused of by radio host Curtis Silwa, who was nearly killed in a 1992 shooting that Gotti is accused of planning, and who noticed Judge Scheindlin's gaming habbits while on the witness stand. Silwa says he noticed the judge playing during the last two trials, but didn't speak up "until Scheindlin dumped cold water on the government's third try" to convict Gotti. Silwa wants Scheindlin to recuse herself from the case, but at this point it seems unlikely.[Via Joystiq]
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