Do judges and prosecutors have secret meetings about your case? May happen more than you realize, but they're not legal. I'm talking about an ex parte communication, and it means one party is missing. What party is missing if you've got a judge and a prosecutor together in a room? It's the defense attorney. And if prosecutors meet with judges in secret and talk about the case, that's an improper communication. They can be proper under very strict guidelines, but it's rare and it's very uncommon for that to be legal. When a judge meets with one party, he should meet with both parties. If there's a question of law or question of fact that comes into play, all the parties need to be discussing that question.