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Recusal
Judicial disqualification, also referred to as recusal, refers to the act of abstaining from participation in an official action such as a legal proceeding due to a conflict of interest of the presiding court official or administrative officer. Applicable statutes or canons of ethics may provide standards for recusal in a given proceeding or matter. Providing that the judge or presiding officer must be free from disabling conflicts of interest makes the fairness of the proceedings less likely to be questioned.
Supreme Court Orders Recusal of Appellate Judge Who Received Large Contributions From Litigant ? This Precedent sets new recusal standard for elected judges.
June 8 2009 The right to a fair hearing before an impartial judge, untainted by money or special interests, is at the heart of the nation?s justice system and the rule of law...
On recusal
One of the sillier exchanges in yesterday's hearing came when Senator Kyl argued that Judge Sotomayor, if confirmed, should have to recuse herself from hearing any of the three ongoing cases involving the question of incorporation of the Second Amendment--not only Maloney v...
Recusal Required
The Florida Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee opines that a judge must be recused in a matter where his former fiance is an expert CPA witness...
Recusal Not Required
A litigant in a hotly-contested defamation suit sought the recusal of a Wisconsin Supreme Court justice on a variety of grounds that included political support of the justice by opposing counsel and the judge's appearance at a fund raiser in...
Recusal Rejected
pWhile conceding that she had no reason to believe the City of Boston had acted improperly, Judge Nancy Gertner (among the best and brightest of the federal district court judges) a href="http://www...
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