Sentences with phrase «case recused»

A case that began with cat pee on a judge's porch took another unusual turn Friday when the judge hearing the case recused himself due to a potential conflict of...

Her appearance Thursday before Pakistan's Supreme Court was put off when one of the three judges in the case recused himself.

Not exact matches

The US District Court for the District of Columbia judge presiding over the criminal case for President Donald Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn has been recused from handling the case, a court spokeswoman said on Thursday.

The spokeswoman, Lisa Klem, did not say why Contreras was recused and added that the case was randomly reassigned.

This particular case also has the rare chance to end in a tie; Elena Kagan will recuse herself from the case because she worked on it from 2009 to 2010, when she was the US» solicitor general.

7th US Circuit Court of Appeals nominee Amy Coney Barrett, a Notre Dame law professor, was questioned intensely about her Catholic faith as a result of past writings expressing her beliefs on whether Catholic judges should recuse themselves from death - penalty cases if they believed they would be unable to impartially uphold the law, writing that — in limited situations — judges should step back in cases that conflict with their personal conscience.

(«Get Mary Jo White recused from your SEC case!»

These responsibilities include: (i) fostering processes that allow the Board to function independently of management and encouraging open and effective communication between the Board and management of the Company; (ii) providing input to the Chairman on behalf of the independent Directors with respect to Board agendas; (iii) presiding at all meetings of the Board at which the Chairman is not present, as well as regularly scheduled executive sessions of independent Directors; (iv) in the case of a conflict of interest involving a Director, if appropriate, asking the conflicted Director to leave the room during discussion concerning such matter and, if appropriate, asking such Director to recuse him or herself from voting on the relevant matter; (v) communicating with the Chairman and the CEO, as appropriate, regarding meetings of the independent Directors and resources and information necessary for the Board to effectively carry out its duties and responsibilities; (vi) serving as liaison between the Chairman and the independent Directors; (vii) being available to Directors who have concerns that can not be addressed through the Chairman; (viii) having the authority to call meetings of the independent Directors; and (ix) performing other functions as may reasonably be requested by the Board or the Chairman.

If true, she had a legal obligation to recuse herself from this case.

I have also filed a complaint against Tony Jones» attorney and the family court judge (is she the attorney's former law partner and if so why didn't she recuse herself from this case?).

Do Catholic members of law enforcement «recuse» themselves from these cases?

This is why judges are supposed to recuse themselves when they know one of the parties involved in a case, or when they have an economic interest that might be affected by the outcome.

Last Friday, three weeks after he dropped rape charges against the three players accused of assaulting an exotic dancer last March — and eight months after he was reelected — Nifong recused himself from the crumbling case and handed it over to the North Carolina attorney general.

Two more McHenry County judges have recused themselves from hearing the case of a lawsuit to settle the ownership of the Crystal Lake lake bed.

The current nominee, for example, might recuse from many cases where cert is granted from the 10th Circuit for a year or two.

An important caveat is that a new justice will generally recuse from any case in which that person previously played a role either as an attorney in a firm or office that was handling the case at the time the justice was working there, or as a lower court judge.

Up to this point, Cherkasky said, he has been recusing himself from cases that would pose a conflict, but that solution is «not a long - term solution.»

Donovan was appointed special prosecutor in this case on Aug. 3 after the Brooklyn DA, Charles Hynes, recused himself.

He was arraigned by Lockport City Judge William Watson, who was assigned the case after all of the Niagara Falls judges recused themselves.

Trump has come under fire for suggesting that Judge Gonzalo Curiel «should have recused himself» from the fraud case against the presumptive Republican nominee's now defunct Trump University.

Two other cases were rescheduled because judges had to recuse themselves, due to potential conflicts of interest, and there was not a quorum of judges to hear the cases.

In a surprise move, the Bronx Iron Horse, ace elex lawyer Stanley K. Schlein recused himself from the Blake residency case.

She proved her fairness when she alerted (DSS) that she would recuse herself from the case because she knew parties involved.

It's not unusual for an individual judge to recuse himself or herself from a case, said Rick Trunfio, chief assistant district attorney.

Harrieta Jane Akweley Quaye, the judge presiding over the fraud case involving the National Organizer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Kofi Adams, has recused herself.

Mr. Donovan recused himself from a 2007 criminal case involving Mr. Molinaro's grandson because he had once worked in Mr. Molinaro's office before he was elected district attorney in 2004.

The audio was brought to Bronx detectives who have jurisdiction over the case after Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr., recused himself.

Donovan noted that he recused himself from a 2007 case that involved former Staten Island BP James Molinaro's grandson.

He also said that he recused himself from cases involving Stonick's daughter.

Stevens supported his argument by citing Caperton v. A.T. Massey Coal Co., [39] where the Court held that $ 3 million in independent expenditures in a judicial race raised sufficient questions about a judge's impartiality to require the judge to recuse himself in a future case involving the spender.

Adler, who was selected in 2012 after Staten Island District Attorney Dan Donovan recused himself from the case, wouldn't comment why he needed more time, citing grand jury secrecy.

Rensselaer County District Attorney Joel Abelove says he will recuse himself from an officer - involved shooting case, and now he's asking for a special DA to be appointed to handle it.

Trump implied Saturday that the Trump University lawsuit filed against him by state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman may have been a conspiracy involving President Barack Obama, and also suggested he might ask that the judge in the case — who is Hispanic — recuse himself.

The Albany judge agreed to take the case after judges in Rensselaer County recused themselves from the politically explosive investigation.

Attorney General Andrew Cuomo just spent nearly an hour on a conference call with reporters attempting to explain why he's recusing himself from two investigations of Governor David Paterson, and how it's all about insuring the public's trust in the integrity of the cases.

Bailey said McNally should have recused himself from the case.

The Hamburg man facing charges for posting a sign opposing the state's gun control law will get another day in court after a second town judge recused himself in the case.

«His stubborn and unnecessary refusal to recuse himself taints the entire case and calls into question the ethics of the Ulster County district attorney,» said Sennett.

After Newsday's report, Whelan recused himself from the case.

Donovan, who caught flak from Borough President James P. Molinaro in 2007 for recusing himself from a case involving Molinaro's grandson, is handling two hot potatoes, including one involving embattled Democratic Assemblyman Vito Lopez, that Kings County D.A. Charles Hynes had to pass on.

Schopf asked the ethics board to provide a decision on the matter a month ago in light of the justices» refusal to hear cases represented by Schopf, or to recuse themselves — which would have sent the cases to another town court.

After the civil case, Staten Island DA Dan Donovan opened a criminal inquiry, but then abruptly recused himself.

But the Sergeant's Benevolent Association has called on Police Commissioner James O'Neill to recuse himself from any involvement in the case of Sgt. Hugh Barry — because of his critical comments after the shooting.

AGs can recuse themselves from cases and seek outside counsel for a variety of reasons.

The case was transferred to Riverhead Town Justice Court — where Judge Richard Ehlers presided Tuesday — after each of the Southold judges recused themselves from the case.

County Attorney Robert Durr, however, recused himself from this case citing a conflict of interest, since he represents both Antonacci and the people he is suing.

Schneiderman also said local district attorneys who would prefer to recuse themselves in such cases, so as to avoid even the appearance of a conflict of interest, can not currently do so.

«This is not meant to be a fishing expedition,» said Roger Adler, who was appointed when Staten Island DA Dan Donovan recused himself from the case.

Judge denies Dallas County Republican Party's motion to recuse Judge Eric Moyé from hearing the disqualification case of Senator Royce West and other democratic candidates!

The active members are Allison Dodd West, who recused herself from the case involving the Town Board members — a fifth seat on the panel was vacant at the time — and Neil Ratner, a relatively recent addition to the ethics unit.