Judges and Judiciary
Dec. 17, 2013
Judicial ethics group opines on campaign contributions, appeals without court reporters
A judge should seriously consider recusal from a case involving a law firm whose lawyers gave more than $1,500 to the judge's election campaign, according to one of a pair of new opinions from a judicial ethics panel.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A judge should seriously consider recusal from a case involving a law firm whose lawyers gave more than $1,500 to the judge's election campaign, according to one of a pair of new opinions from a judicial ethics panel.
A recent statute requires judges to quit cases in which "a lawyer in the proceeding" has given more than that amount. Last week's opinion by the state Supreme Co...
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