This is the first major case
involving judicial recusal to reach the Supreme Court since Caperton v. Massey in 2009.
Not exact matches
[4] The petitions sought to amend the
Judicial Code of Conduct to provide that
recusal is not required in a proceeding based solely on any endorsement or receipt of a lawful campaign contribution from a party or entity
involved in the proceeding.
The
judicial recusal issue gained national prominence last year when the Supreme Court of the United States issued its 5 - 4 decision, Caperton v. A.T. Massey Coal Co. [2] Caperton
involved an extreme set of facts.