Proposition 8 supporters have tossed another grenade at the judge who struck down California’s gay marriage ban, saying in a motion that former Chief Judge Vaughn Walker’s judgment should be vacated because he may have had a personal interest in the outcome.

In a letter to the 9th Circuit, former U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker has defended his decision to show footage of the Proposition 8 trial at public events, saying he considered the recording part of his judicial papers.

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Proposition 8 supporters kicked off their appellate fight to preserve California’s gay-marriage ban Friday night with a 31,000-word opening brief. As expected, proponents made their case for standing and leveled wide-ranging arguments for upholding the ban, taking particular aim at Chief Judge Vaughn Walker’s finding that Prop 8 failed to meet rational basis review. The brief further argues that the ruling flies in the face of uniform judgment of state and federal appellate courts across the country.

Chief Judge Vaughn Walker today denied a motion to stay his decision overturning California’s ban on same-sex marriage. But Walker stayed entry of judgment until Aug