Judges and Judiciary
Jun. 15, 2011
Judge to Rule on Prop. 8 Judge's Recusal
Northern District Chief Judge James S. Ware is expected to rule by Tuesday whether former Chief Judge Vaughn R. Walker's same-sex relationship barred him from hearing a challenge to Proposition 8.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SAN FRANCISCO - Northern District Chief Judge James S. Ware gave serious consideration Monday to arguments that the federal judge who struck down the state's same-sex marriage ban should have disclosed at the outset that he was in long-term relationship with another man.
Ware said he expected to issue a ruling within 24 hours in what he believed was an unprecedented question of whether such a relat...
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