Disgraced former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick lost his attempt to have Judge David Groner kicked off his case after Groner came down hard on him for hiding money from the court and ordered him to pay his $1 million restitution far faster than previously required. The Detroit Free Press reports:

Wayne County Circuit Judge Timothy Kenny denied an attempt by lawyers for ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick to disqualify another judge from Kilpatrick’s case involving allegations that he violated his probation.

Kenny ruled that Judge David Groner should remain on the case.

Kilpatrick’s attorneys had accused Groner of bias against their client and of holding private meetings with prosecutors on the case.