High Court Judge James Wakiaga will preside over the murder trial of Citizen TV journalist Jacque Maribe and her fiancé Joseph Irungu.
Wakiaga is expected to hear the bail application of the two on Wednesday and the trial after Justice Jessie Lessit pulled out.
Last week, Justice Lessit directed that the matter be heard by another judge.
The TV anchor has asked the court to release her on bail to enable her take care of her four-year-old son.
Maribe and Jowie have denied killing Monica Kimani on September 19 at Lamuria Gardens Apartments.
The businesswoman’s body was found deposited in a bathtub, throat slashed and hands tied to the back.