The judge assigned to oversee the criminal trial of Sam Bankman-Fried recused herself from the case late yesterday, citing a potential conflict of interest stemming from the fact that her husband’s law firm previously advised FTX

The judge assigned to oversee the criminal trial of Sam Bankman-Fried recused herself from the case late yesterday, citing a potential conflict of interest stemming from the fact that her husband’s law firm previously advised FTX.

Federal judge Ronnie Abrams of the US District Court for the Southern District of New York formally withdrew from adjudicating the case on Friday afternoon.

Abrams’ husband, Greg D. Andres, is a partner at law firm Davis Polk & Wardwell, which advised FTX in 2021.

A new judge from the Southern District of New York will now have to be selected to oversee Bankman-Fried’s trial. A timeline has not yet been established as to when that selection will be made.