Government Derek Chauvin’s Trial Judge Slams Rep. Maxine Waters for Being ‘Disrespectful to the Rule of Law’ Infowars.com April 19th 2021, 5:37 pm “I wish elected officials would stop talking about this case, especially in a manner that is disrespectful to the rule of law and to the judicial branch and our function," he says Image Credit: Email The judge presiding over the murder trial of fired Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin blasted Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) for making “abhorrent” comments that were “disrespectful to the rule of law.” Hennepin County District Judge Peter Cahill told Chauvin’s defense lawyer Eric Nelson on Monday that Waters’ telling protesters to get “more confrontational” may have given the defense a potential appeal if Chauvin is convicted, but denied his motion for a mistrial.