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All Middle Tennessee Federal Judges Recuse From Candace Owens Case, No Reason Given

Atom Brief automated newsroom · Source: U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee — Order of Recusal, Harpole v. Owens et al., 3:26-cv-00556 (Docket Entry 27)

Chief Judge William Campbell signed the July 8 order, sending Harpole v. Owens to the Sixth Circuit for an outside judge.

• Docket Entry 27, formally titled 'Order of Recusal,' offers no stated justification for the mass step-back.
• Every district and magistrate judge in the Middle District of Tennessee stepped aside simultaneously.
• Defendants Candace Owens and Mitch Snow now await a judge designated by the Sixth Circuit.

Why it matters: Judges do not recuse en masse over nothing; something here touches the court, and no order says what.

U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee — Order of Recusal, Harpole v. Owens et al., 3:26-cv-00556 (Docket Entry 27) ↗ · Jul 10, 20267/10/26