Third District Judge Richard Mrazik will continue to oversee Kouri Darden Richins’ murder case — and determine whether she should receive a second trial — despite her efforts to disqualify him from the proceedings. Darden Richins, the Kamas mother of three convicted of killing her husband, Eric Richins, claimed Mrazik had deprived her of a fair trial because he displayed signs of bias favoring prosecutors. Third District Judge Kara Pettit, who has not been involved in Darden Richins’ case, reviewed the motions to decide whether Mrazik’s actions warranted disqualification. But Pettit said Darden Richins failed to demonstrate Mrazik’s perceived bias, even if she had followed protocol. Pettit denied the motion to disqualify Mrazik, meaning he will be responsible for determining whether Darden Richins receives a second aggravated murder trial.