Tag Archives: Recusal

Durst Surrogate Recusal Rejected

A decision yesterday of the New York Appellate Division for the First Judicial Department Decree, Surrogate's Court, New York County (Nora S. Anderson, S.), entered on or about October 4, 2017, insofar as it denied petitioner's application for the recusal… … Continue reading

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Recusal and the Rule of Necessity

Recusal and the Rule of NecessityCenter for Jud. Accountability, Inc. v Cuomo, 2018 NY Slip Op 08996, Appellate Division, Third DepartmentElena Ruth Sassower, Individually and as Director of the Center for Judicial Accountability, Inc., [Center], appealed a judgment of the … Continue reading

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Supreme Court justices, recusal, and the Code of Conduct for United States Judges

In August of 2017, Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch spoke at an event at the Washington D.C. Trump Hotel. Due to various concerns that his appearance at this event raised various questions of judicial ethics, a flurry of news reports … Continue reading

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Supporters of Prop 8 Seek Recusal of 9th Circuit Judge

As the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals moves to hear arguments next week in the lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Proposition 8, California's ban on same-sex marriage, supporters of Prop 8 have filed papers seeking to have one of … Continue reading

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Gavel to Gavel on Judicial Recusal

Interesting article from Gavel to Gavel: “While every state judicial system has rules and canons with respect to judicial recusal, legislatures in the last several sessions also examined whether to impose by statute recusal requirements.” Read more detail on Legal … Continue reading

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