The trial was suspended last week after defense lawyers said the judge's involvement in a documentary related to the case constituted a possible breach of her duty, influence peddling and even bribery.
Maradona died on November 25, 2020, at age 60, while recovering at home from brain surgery for a blood clot after decades battling cocaine and alcohol addictions.
Maradona's medical team is on trial in the Buenos Aires suburb of San Isidro over the conditions of his convalescence at a private home.
The trial is set to reconvene Tuesday, where at least one lawyer is expected to ask for Makintach's recusal.
“This is a scandal of such magnitude that the whole world is talking about Argentine justice as the worst example,“ Fernando Burlando, a lawyer for Maradona's daughters, told local radio last week.
Makintach had denied participating in or authorizing any filming, but footage shared in Argentine media over the weekend shows her allegedly being interviewed by a film crew on the eve of the trial starting.
A producer, in a deposition seen by AFP, said they were filming a documentary about Makintach, as “a judge and a woman,“ but not the trial itself.
“She did not act like a judge but like an actress,“ he charged.
“It’s healthiest to start over from scratch,“ he added.
The case so far has focused on the decision by Maradona's doctors to allow him to recuperate at home with minimal supervision and medical equipment, instead of a medical facility.
In her testimony, Maradona's daughter Gianinna said her father’s carers had kept him in “a dark, ugly and lonely” place and claimed they seemed more interested in money than his welfare.
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