Will Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch recuse himself on his first day on the job?

[libertybele]

Wow.  He has recused himself over 1,000 times!   

Will Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch recuse himself on his first day on the job?

Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch’s first day on the high court’s bench is likely to be a T.S. Eliot special: All whimper, no bang.

Gorsuch’s first time sitting with the Supreme Court as the newly-installed Associate Justice on Monday morning is set to include hearing a trio of cases, none of which are likely to grab any major headlines. However, that’s not to say there won’t be anything worth watching for (or, rather, listening for – as the Supreme Court famously does not allow cameras in the courtroom).

Perhaps the case featuring the most intrigue is “Town of Chester, New York v. Laroe Estates” – but not due to the facts of the case; instead all eyes will be on Gorsuch to see if he recuses himself due to the presence of Neal Katyal. Katyal, a former Obama administration acting solicitor general who is set to argue for Chester, wrote the New York Times op-ed “Why Liberals Should Back Neil Gorsuch” after President Trump nominated Gorsuch, and helped introduce Gorsuch during his confirmation hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee. At one point, Gorsuch referred to Katyal as “my friend.”

There are no rules on when or if a justice must recuse himself, however, The National Law Journal writes the standard procedure for doing so is simple: the judge will get up and leave. Gorsuch recused himself in more than 1,000 cases as a judge on the Tenth Circuit Court, so there would certainly be a precedent if he holds himself to a high standard....

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/04/16/will-supreme-court-justice-neil-gorsuch-recuse-himself-on-his-first-day-on-job.html

[skeeter]

I expect we'll be seeing stories about Grouch's many conflicts of interest, along with a cacophony of demands he recuse himself from this case and that.

[Wingnut]

I expect we'll be seeing stories about Grouch's many conflicts of interest, along with a cacophony of demands he recuse himself from this case and that.

It is a given.

[libertybele]

I expect we'll be seeing stories about Grouch's many conflicts of interest, along with a cacophony of demands he recuse himself from this case and that.

He himself has set the precedent and I'm sure there will be demands, but SCOTUS has the final ruling and in essence so does he.

[skeeter]

He himself has set the precedent and I'm sure there will be demands, but SCOTUS has the final ruling and in essence so does he.

I hope he has a full sense of his responsibilities now that he's on the top court.

[Polly Ticks]

I expect we'll be seeing stories about Grouch's many conflicts of interest, along with a cacophony of demands he recuse himself from this case and that.

I expect those same soon-to-be writers had no problem at all with Ginsburg and Kagan refusing to recuse themselves from Obergefell v. Hodges.

[libertybele]

I hope he has a full sense of his responsibilities now that he's on the top court.

Agreed.  Recusing oneself 1,000 times to me seems excessive.  So did he find himself that many times in a situation of a conflict of interest or that he couldn't be unbiased?

[skeeter]

I expect those same soon-to-be writers had no problem at all with Ginsburg and Kagan refusing to recuse themselves from Obergefell v. Hodges.

Of course not. That would imply honesty and integrity and the left has NONE.

[txradioguy]

If Kagan can continue to sit up there and rule on cases she argued before the court as the Solicitor General...then there is no reason Gorsuch should have to recuse himself.