That's the title of an AP report filed by Dan Elliott, via the Boulder Daily Camera.
The new judge who was thrust into the death penalty case against theater shooting suspect James Holmes was relaxed and quick-witted during his first hours on the job -- qualities that could be severely tested as the high-stakes drama grinds on.District Judge Carlos A. Samour Jr. took over in the middle of a hearing Monday, walking into the courtroom 30 minutes after his predecessor, William Sylvester, called a recess and left.
Sylvester took himself off the case, saying the prosecutors' decision to seek the death penalty meant that the months of hearings and the trial wouldn't leave enough time for his administrative duties as chief judge of a busy, four-county district. He appointed Samour to take over.
Earlier coverage of the Colorado case begins at the link.
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