Astros request a new judge to hear lawsuit filed by pitcher Mike Bolsinger

Mackey, 90, was first elected to the Superior Court in 1988. In a Superior Court case, each side is entitled to ask for a new judge. Mike Kump, a partner in the Santa Monica firm of Kinsella, Weitzman, Iser, Kump and Aldisert, said such requests are routinely granted and cases are put on hold until a new judge is assigned, usually in a matter ...