A judge recuses himself from a case if he believes it’s wrong to rule on a case where he has a personal interest. For people like Ginsberg and Sotomayor, the whole point of being a judge is to make their personal interest the law of the land. They have no concept of legal ethics as traditionally (Bad Word!!!) understood.
You NAILED it.
The entire system is collapsing. It will be interesting to watch. The fundamentalists Mormon are waiting with hot breath to marry 6 women legally. I assure you there is no basic legal control if this Court declares civil right where there is none. In fact , many will marry pigs and dogs.