Recuse

He also said that some of the explanations that he and his supporters gave for his failure to recuse from the Vanguard case in 2002 -- such as a “computer glitch” or the fact that his promise to the Committee was somehow time-limited -- were not in fact the true reasons that he failed to recuse himself from the 2002 case. ❋ Unknown (2009)

VELEZ-MITCHELL: And that ` s Judge Stan Strickland, smacking down the defense motion to recuse, which is a fancy way of saying get rid of the prosecution team. ❋ Unknown (2009)

While judges are required to "recuse" themselves from presiding over a trial where there is a conflict-of-interest -- let's say the judge owns a significant amount of stock in a company owned by the defendant -- there is no parallel definition of conflict of interest when it comes to lawmakers or regulators. ❋ Jane White (2010)

While judges are required to "recuse" themselves from presiding over a trial where there is a conflict-of-interest -- let's say the judge owns a significant amount of stock in a company owned by the defendant--there is no parallel definition of conflict of interest when it comes to lawmakers or regulators. ❋ Jane White (2010)

You know, we were talking about this Baez motion to recuse which is a fancy way of saying, Jayne, that he wants the entire prosecution team thrown off the case. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Just because he's black and President does not mean he must "recuse" himself from commenting on obvious reality: the racist placards and signs of the right wing protesters are not only a call to action for white supremacists and Klansmen, they are a clarion call to those being attacked. ❋ Unknown (2009)

B. 's conjectural emendation, "recuse" for "secure," but that, unless my memory and Ayscough are both deceptive, the word "recuse" is nowhere to be found in Shakspeare; nor, as far as I know, in any dramatist of the age. ❋ Various (1852)

"The real question now is whether Anne Burke must recuse herself," Rich said. ❋ Will Guzzardi (2011)

Still, there is no indication that she will recuse herself from the case thus far, and a lawyer for Emanuel on Monday said they would not be asking her to. ❋ Will Guzzardi (2011)

For some bizarre reason, even though a judge has to recuse him or herself from presiding over a trial when there's a conflict of interest -- i.e., the judge owns stock in a company run by the defendant -- there's no law barring elected officials who serve on committees that oversee industries from collecting campaign contributions from members of those industries. ❋ Jane White (2011)

Sen. Jeff Sessions of Alabama, the ranking Republican on the Judiciary Committee, asked if she would recuse herself from future gun control cases because she ruled in the past that the right to bear arms under the Second Amendment does not apply to state gun control laws. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The court is current set to hear that case again, and Sotomayor would likely have to recuse herself from the rehearing. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Having direct Corporate sponsors may end up forcing the elected official to recuse him/herself from voting in favor of his/her sponsor. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Well since I freegan most of my food and have absolutely no interest in cable, I suppose I have to recuse myself … ❋ Unknown (2010)

In the event of a likely recount, the very liberal state Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson will decide which circuit court judge will hear the dispute—though she ought to recuse herself. ❋ Unknown (2011)

What Ruby-Sachs missed is that under the logic presented by the legal teams supporting Prop 8 any heterosexual judge must recuse because she stands in the same position as the Defendant State of California. ❋ William K. Black (2011)

[Emo kids] [think] they are recusant. ❋ Spaztoid (2006)