http://jonathanturley.org/2008/05/21/are-you-in-or-are-you-out-judge-summa-resigns-and-then-un-resigns-after-drunk-driving-arrest/ Res ipsa loquitur ("The thing itself speaks") Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:30:31 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://jonathanturley.org/2008/05/21/are-you-in-or-are-you-out-judge-summa-resigns-and-then-un-resigns-after-drunk-driving-arrest/#comment-14488 Chief Judge Alex Kozinski Accused of Posting Sexually Explicit Material on Website « JONATHAN TURLEY Wed, 11 Jun 2008 21:28:52 +0000 http://jonathanturley.wordpress.com/?p=1890#comment-14488 [...] The recusal question is an interesting one. It is not clear that any of this material was intended for purposes of arousal. Yet, even if it were, it raises the question of whether interest in such pictures requires recusal. There are many justices who have private lives that include extremely religious activities or conservative cultural values. However, recusal would not be demanded for such private views. Judges are expected to transcend their personal values in reaching legal conclusions and most are capable of doing that. In that sense, it is an issue that could be analogous to the controversy over Judge Robert Somma, click here. [...] [...] The recusal question is an interesting one. It is not clear that any of this material was intended for purposes of arousal. Yet, even if it were, it raises the question of whether interest in such pictures requires recusal. There are many justices who have private lives that include extremely religious activities or conservative cultural values. However, recusal would not be demanded for such private views. Judges are expected to transcend their personal values in reaching legal conclusions and most are capable of doing that. In that sense, it is an issue that could be analogous to the controversy over Judge Robert Somma, click here. [...]

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