Judges and Judiciary,
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Oct. 1, 2021
US judges in California named as not properly recusing
It's an absolute rule. There is no de minimis exception to it, even if its one stock," Arthur D. Hellman, an emeritus professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law and an expert on recusal who was contacted by the Wall Street Journal.
Tools and procedures to help judges flag conflicts have drastically improved in the past decade, and U.S. judges in California who failed to properly recuse themselves in the past suggested Thursday the problem is likely behind them.
The lapses did not cause injustice, said several judges interviewed by the Daily Journal. The conflicts involved small amounts of stock that contributed to the judges overlooking the company was in their court ...
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