Maybe I'm wrong, but the whole point of this case is to prove this. I would find a more impartial adjudicator to take more of a "the motives contradict with the allegations of theft" view.
To outright say that the theft occurs before an official judgement was made seems in poor taste for, well, a judge.
To outright say that the theft occurs before an official judgement was made seems in poor taste for, well, a judge.