Judge overseeing cases for indicted APD officers recuses herself in 2 cases

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The judge tasked with overseeing five of the Austin Police officer use-of-force cases related to the May 2020 protests has asked to be excused in two of the cases. Court documents claim she said she believed the indictments against the officers were "politically motivated."Judge Julie Kocurek filed to be recused in the cases for officers Stanley Vick and Justin Berry, according to a court coordinator in the 390th Criminal District Court of Travis County. Hearings for the ca