US EditionJudge Recused From Tyre Nichols Federal Case Has More Cases Reassigned, Court Docs Show
MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE, JUL 3 – Judge Mark Norris' recusals from three federal cases, including the Tyre Nichols trial, have delayed sentencing for five former Memphis officers, court records confirm.
- On June 13, 2025, Judge Mark Norris stepped down from overseeing the criminal trial of five ex-Memphis officers charged in connection with Tyre Nichols's death.
- Norris stepped down shortly before the officers’ scheduled sentencing, also removing himself from related cases involving Antonio Caldwell and Calvin Watkins.
- Chief Judge Sheryl Lipman has taken over the Nichols case and set the next status report for July 24, 2025, while Caldwell’s and Watkins’s cases moved to other judges.
- The recusal delayed the sentencing for all five officers and attorneys described the move as rare, while motions for new trials have been filed for officers Justin Smith and Demetrius Haley.
- Norris also stepped aside from the civil case brought by Nichols’ mother against the City of Memphis, indicating a wider redistribution of related legal proceedings following his withdrawal.
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