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U.S. District Judge's law review article provides no grounds for recusal on mandamus review, Seventh Circuit rules

U.S. District Judge's law review article provides no grounds for recusal on mandamus review, Seventh Circuit rules: According to an opinion issued today, the paint manufacturer "Sherwin-Williams argues that a law review article co-written by Judge Adelman creates an appearance that the judge will decide the case other than on the merits."

Today's ruling, by a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, disagrees and finds that recusal of the trial judge is not merited for having written a law review article about a state court ruling that may control the outcome of issues in a case now pending before that judge.

Full post as published by How Appealing on June 07, 2010 (boomark / email).