(law) the disqualification of a judge or jury by reason of prejudice or conflict of interest; a judge can be recused by objections of either party or judges can disqualify themselves
Next year, I think we anticipate recusals in about a dozen cases, and then maybe less than half of that in the year after that.
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In addition to recusals, SEC commissioners have numerous reasons why they "have to miss meetings from time to time, " said Luis Aguilar, a commissioner since 2008.
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The recusals were requested out of "an abundance of caution and to avoid even an appearance of unfairness, " according to a letter from Alabama Rep. Jo Bonner, a former GOP leader of the panel.