Sentences with phrase «for judicial recusal»
However, in 2010, Wisconsin Supreme Court had changed the state's recusal rules to exclude campaign contributions and independent expenditures as sole bases for judicial recusal.
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«If any district attorney believes he or she is unable to prosecute a particular case, there is a well - established judicial process for recusal and the appointment of a special prosecutor.»
The petition sought to amend the recusal rules when a party in an action — or the lawyer or law firm in an action — makes a campaign contribution to or spends money in a judicial campaign for a judge presiding in the case.
According to Justice Roggensack, to impose judicial recusal rules in such circumstances would «nullify the constitutional vote of the contributor, or the lawful choice of the appointer, or chill the lawful speech of those who make independent communications during the course of a campaign for judicial office.»
I mentioned last month the raft of legislation filed in the Wisconsin Assembly dealing with judicial recusal, including proposals to require recusal for certain campaign contributions as well as giving the supreme court the ability to force a justice off a case.
Decision includes information about judicial bias warranting recusal as well as guidance on what constitutes an inappropriate referral for a psychological evaluation.