TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Kate Prince on Oct 1, 2020

Twelfth Judicial District Circuit Court Judge Justin Angel has been appointed to preside over a case involving 10th Judicial District Attorney General Steven Crump, the Chattanooga Times Free Press reports. Crump is accused of being blackmailed into securing a conviction in a 2018 second-degree murder case—allegations that he denies. Last month, Bradley County Criminal Court Judge Andrew Mark Freiberg recused himself from any future proceedings in the case, writing that his exposure to sources and allegations about the case prevents “the continued ability to be a fair and impartial jurist.” Angel was later appointed by Judge J. Michael Sharp, the 10th Judicial District's current presiding judge. The next hearing in the case is scheduled for Oct. 9.