Re: "Her computer"?
"Parents put spyware on their kids' machines all the time"
Yes, but parents have physical access to their children's computers. If this is a personal computer (laptop) of the judge or one that lives in the judge's office, it would be very unusual for the DA to have access. For the DA to be in the judge's chambers without the judge present could cast doubt on the proceedings underway in the same way that a defendent's attorney in the judges chamber alone would be problematic.
I didn't get any take on why the judge felt as if it were the DA that had installed the spyware or caused the spyware to be installed. I do see it as entirely possible that a member of the IT staff could have done it with or without their knowledge. Both the DA and the Judge are likely served by the same IT department.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
