Jonathan Majors Trial Date Set as Judge Declines to Dismiss Case

After a judge in New York denied a dismissal request, Jonathan Majors‘ domestic violence trial will officially begin next month following months of delays.

The new trial date is officially set for November 29, 2023 and was confirmed during a brief hearing on Wednesday morning attended by Majors via Zoom (via Variety). The hearing also saw Majors’ defense attorneys file a motion to request that “contested evidence” remain sealed and unable to be viewed by the public.

The reason for this request, according to defense attorney Seth Zuckerman, is because Majors’ team believes “the disclosure of sensitive information will limit Mr. Majors’ right to a fair trial.” The judge did not rule on that today and gave those trying to oppose the motion a deadline of November 6, 2023.

Earlier this week, the Manhattan District Attorney’s office filed a 115-page response to Majors’ motion to dismiss his case. In it, the DA alleges that Majors’ legal team has been leaking and/or misrepresenting information about the lawsuit, and have even allegedly tried to create fake wanted posters of the woman who is suing Majors.

What is Jonathan Majors going to court for?

Jonathan Majors faces three counts of third-degree assault, second-degree aggravated harassment, three counts of third-degree attempted assault, and second-degree harassment. These stem from an incident in March in which he’s accused of assaulting a 30-year-old woman. Police cite that Majors allegedly struck “[the victim] about the face with an open hand, causing substantial pain and a laceration behind her ear.” Additionally, he allegedly grabbed her hand and neck, “causing bruising and substantial pain.”

A previous report from ABC News notes that Majors made the 911 call himself, which police responded to. The call was “purportedly over concerns about his girlfriend, whom he lives with in a penthouse apartment in the Chelsea neighborhood.” After police arrived, the girlfriend told officers they were in a taxi together after returning from a bar and that Majors physically attacked her. Majors was then arrested after police noticed marks on the woman.

Majors’ criminal defense lawyer previously stated Majors is “provably innocent” and expects charges to be dropped due to multiple witnesses and written retractions from the victim, followed by a later claim that there is video evidence of Majors’ innocence.