Original sentence: After his ruling was overturned by the US Court of Appeals, Judge Jackson denied that any such bias existed and insisted that any perception of bias in the minds of observers was created by Microsoft.His factual findings, however, were upheld, as was his conclusion that Microsoft was liable for monopolization under Section 2 of the Sherman Act.It was later found to have unfairly favored the prosecution.Statements of this nature by a presiding judge while the case is still being argued are generally considered to be inappropriate.The judge's conduct during the case was controversial.This, along with his controversial public statements about the Microsoft Corporation and its employees while the case was still pending, eventually resulted in his removal from the case by the US Court of Appeals.When an unrelated case involving Microsoft and charges of discrimination was assigned to him in 2001, the judge recused himself from the case
Edited sentence: His factual findings, however, were partially upheld, though the key elements of the case, the finding that Microsoft had acted improperly in tying its Internet browser to the Windows operating system and that Microsoft had illegally sought to monopolize the browser market (according to the Sherman Act were rejected.In part, the court found "the actions of the trial judge seriously tainted the proceedings before the District Court and called into question the integrity of the judicial process.Judge Jackson, in spite of the findings of the appellate court, continued to deny that any such bias existed and insisted that any perception of bias in the minds of observers was created by Microsoft, though he declined to explain how this was done or even how it was possible.Statements of this nature by a presiding judge while the case is still being argued are considered to be a violation of ethical judicial conduct and were later found to have compromised the integrity of the judicial process.The judge's conduct during the case was extremely controversial and was later found to have unfairly favored the prosecution.The ruling was overturned by the US Court of Appeals who criticised Jackson's conduct.This, along with his inappropriate public statements about the Microsoft Corporation and its employees while the case was still pending, eventually resulted in his removal from the case by the US Court of Appeals.When an unrelated case involving Microsoft and charges of discrimination was assigned to him in 2001, Jackson recused himself from the case