Date of Award
Spring 5-7-2011
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Department
Political Science
First Advisor
Dr. Amy M. McKay
Abstract
Recusal, or judicial disqualification, occurs when a judge abstains from a particular legal proceeding because of a personal conflict of interest. All levels of the judicial system and some administrative agencies in the United States apply the concept of recusal, but this study focuses on the United States Supreme Court. Title 28 of the United States Code provides standards (not obligatory by legal means) on when Supreme Court Justices should recuse themselves. But Supreme Court Justices are themselves the arbiters of their own recusal and often these substantive standards are not met. The method of study applied is theoretical, using both quantitative and qualitative data from past Supreme Court cases.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.57709/2105158
Recommended Citation
Beamer, Laura M., "Judicial Recusal: On the Brink of Constitutional Change." Thesis, Georgia State University, 2011.
doi: https://doi.org/10.57709/2105158