May 13, 1997

To Recuse or Not to Recuse

Professor Nesson moderated this discussion on the problem of conflicts of interest and impartiality in judicial proceedings. They examined… read more

Professor Nesson moderated this discussion on the problem of conflicts of interest and impartiality in judicial proceedings. They examined the reasons why judges should decide to disqualify themselves or others should ask for their disqualification and the problems with frivolous recusal decisions. close

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Maryanne Trump Barry Judge U.S. District Court->New Jersey
William Bauer Chief Judge Chicago, IL->Circuit Court

Earl Britt President Federal Judges Association
Alan M. Dershowitz Professor Harvard Law School
Leonard Garth Judge U.S. Court of Appeals->Third Circuit
Stephen Gillers Professor New York University School of Law
Carolyn King Judge U.S. Court of Appeals->Fifth Circuit
Charles R. Nesson Professor Harvard Law School
Lee Sarokin Chairman Federal Judges Association
Kenneth W. Starr Independent Counsel Whitewater Investigation
Alicemarie Huber Stotler Judge U.S. District Court->Central District of California
Gerald Tjoflat Chief Judge Atlanta, GA->Circuit Court
Nina Totenberg Correspondent (Former) National Public Radio->Legal Affairs
Spencer Williams Judge U.S. District Court->Northern District of California
Rya Zobel Director Federal Judicial Center

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Federal Judges AssociationFederal Judges Association

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Program ID:: 81220-1
Category:: Public Affairs Event
Format:: Forum
Location:: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:: May 14, 1997 | 2:13am EDT | C-SPAN 1
Last Aired:: May 18, 1997 | 4:33pm EDT | C-SPAN 1

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May 14, 1997 | 2:13am EDT | C-SPAN 1
May 15, 1997 | 10:55pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
May 17, 1997 | 8:11am EDT | C-SPAN 2
May 18, 1997 | 4:33pm EDT | C-SPAN 1

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