A judge is required to recuse if too many personal ties to a case in front of them.
“A judge is required to recuse if too many personal ties to a case in front of them.”
But “you gotta wanna.” If she doesn’t wanna, who’s going to make her? On Law And Order, McCoy resorted to blackmail to “encourage” a conflicted judge to recuse himself. But there must be a better way — something established in State Statute.