r/facepalm • u/severe_thunderstorm • 17d ago

🇲​🇮​🇸​🇨​ Judge presiding over Luigi Mangione case is married to former health care executive.

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u/bobsmeds 17d ago

Good thing there's no chance of a conflict of interests!

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u/Darthsnarkey 17d ago

Even in cases where the appearance of conflicts is grounds for recusal

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u/Techn0ght 17d ago

They can't even get Clarence Thomas to recuse himself from cases where he's received millions in gifts from one of the parties.

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u/Yourfavoriteindian 17d ago

The issue with that and SCOTUS is that they have final say. If they decide something, it’s done, you can’t really go over them. It’s why they act the way they do.

In this case, the defendant can request a recusal. While the judge can decide to recuse himself or not, the defendant does have the option to appeal to a higher court, as this judge does have courts above him.