Judge Steven Hippler called Bryan Kohberger a "faceless coward" at sentencing, and Kohberger's new lawyer is using the sentence to argue Hippler can't judge him again. Greg Rauch's motion to disqualify gets argued October 15, 2026, in Hippler's courtroom. It says those remarks, plus Hippler's denial of a continuance six days before the July 2, 2025, guilty plea, show bias, and that a bench proceeding with no jury leaves no check on it. Rauch wants the case sent back to Latah County too. Kohberger told Hippler under oath he was guilty of killing Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin. His handwritten petition says he was coerced and that Anne Taylor's team failed him. Prosecutors want it dismissed. An amended petition is due in November; the evidentiary hearing is reserved for June 17, 2027. Your questions on the standard Rauch has to meet, what Taylor can say now, and the families back in the gallery.

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