Judge Overseeing Election Case Assigned to Second Trump Case

Both cases accuse former President Donald Trump of wrongdoing in his actions to challenge the 2020 election results.

Former President Donald Trump arrives to deliver remarks to the Georgia state GOP convention at the Columbus Convention and Trade Center in Columbus, Ga., on June 10, 2023. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan, who is overseeing the case special counsel Jack Smith is prosecuting against former President Donald Trump, was randomly reassigned another case on Oct. 6, also against the former president.

The judge known for harsh Jan. 6-related sentencings now presides over both a criminal and civil case against the former president. He had previously filed a motion for her to recuse herself from his case, but she ruled it unnecessary.