Recused judge in Nichols case in ‘completely uncharted’ territory
Martin Zummach, attorney for former Memphis Police officer Justin Smith appears in a Shelby County courtroom on Monday, April 28, 2025. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
The federal judge formerly presiding over the Tyré Nichols case could be deposed over his recusal from the case earlier this month.
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Tyré Nichols U.S. District Judge Mark NorrisAarron Fleming
Once an intern, he never left, joining the staff full-time in 2022 as an education reporter. He moved to public safety in 2023, where he covered some of the city’s biggest court cases, including the criminal trials for those charged in the deaths of Tyré Nichols and rapper Young Dolph. He also chronicled the Shelby County Jail and the deaths that have occurred at the facility.
He now provides suburban coverage, focusing on DeSoto County and the surrounding municipalities.
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