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U.S. Supreme Court

Mar. 3, 2009

State Judiciary to Issue New Recusal Rules

As state judicial elections take center stage before the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday, the judiciary in California is quietly putting the finishing touches on new mandatory disqualification rules for judges who receive campaign contributions.

By Lawrence Hurley
Daily Journal Staff Writer

WASHINGTON - As state judicial elections take center stage before the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday, the judiciary in California is quietly putting the finishing touches on new mandatory disqualification rules for judges who receive campaign contributions.

If the Judicial Council of California adopts the rules, some of which would also have to be approved by state lawmakers, judges would face automatic di...

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