Meek Mill’s New Legal Gambit May Help Get New Judge, Trial

Will convicted rapper Meek Mill’s last-minute change in strategy for a June 18 hearing on whether he gets a new trial pay off, even if Judge Genece Brinkley denies his motion? Or will Brinkley’s by-the-book approach ultimately be upheld?

Mill’s allegations about Brinkley’s bias against him may be reaching a crescendo given the “spectacle” that was the hearing, as sole testifying witness Bradley Bridge described it to Bloomberg Law.

Mill—whose real name is Robert Williams—and Brinkley have been at odds ever since Williams accused Brinkley of being biased and asked her to recuse herself from his case.

The case illustrates ...