Michelle Sisco

Michelle Sisco, a Hillsborough County, Florida Circuit judge, was disqualified from presiding over the sentencing of Alicia Andrews — convicted of manslaughter in October 2025 in the killing of rapper Julio Foolio (Charles Jones) — after Florida's appellate court granted a petition removing her from the case. Andrews' attorney, Jeremy McLymont, had petitioned for Sisco's removal citing "hostile comments" and "obvious bias," arguing she failed to maintain "cold neutrality" and showed favoritism toward prosecutors while treating the defense's witnesses more harshly than the prosecution's.

The petition included 16 video clips from the streamed trial as supporting evidence. The appellate court granted the disqualification petition on January 27, 2026, and Chief Judge Christopher Sabella was ordered to appoint a new judge to handle sentencing.