U.S. Supreme Court,
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Oct. 15, 2021
Lawmakers ask chief justice for answers on US judges' recusal failures
Many of the judges named in the report serve or served in California.
Two Democratic members of Congress sent a letter Thursday to U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts asking if enough is being done to address the failure of 131 federal judges to recuse themselves from cases involving companies in which they or their family owned stock.
In the letter, Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal of Seattle cited a Wall Street Journal report which revealed 131 judges violated federal law and...
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