One notable case where a district judge was removed by an appellate court without being explicitly requested to do so is *United States v. Microsoft Corporation* (2001). In this case, U.S. District Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson was removed from overseeing the case by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. The appellate court too…
One notable case where a district judge was removed by an appellate court without being explicitly requested to do so is *United States v. Microsoft Corporation* (2001). In this case, U.S. District Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson was removed from overseeing the case by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. The appellate court took this action on its own initiative due to concerns about Judge Jackson’s conduct during the trial and after the verdict.
Judge Jackson had made public comments to the media that the appellate court found to be inappropriate and indicative of bias. The appellate court concluded that his extrajudicial statements had compromised the appearance of impartiality, which led them to reassign the case to another judge. This case is often cited as an example of an appellate court exercising its supervisory powers to ensure the fairness of the judicial process.
But I think we can all agree that this is a very rare situation.
On the other hand, we have that reporting that other judges asked her to recuse herself, and she refused. I would assume that these circuit court judges are very much aware of that, too; and maybe know even more about it than we do.
One notable case where a district judge was removed by an appellate court without being explicitly requested to do so is *United States v. Microsoft Corporation* (2001). In this case, U.S. District Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson was removed from overseeing the case by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. The appellate court took this action on its own initiative due to concerns about Judge Jackson’s conduct during the trial and after the verdict.
Judge Jackson had made public comments to the media that the appellate court found to be inappropriate and indicative of bias. The appellate court concluded that his extrajudicial statements had compromised the appearance of impartiality, which led them to reassign the case to another judge. This case is often cited as an example of an appellate court exercising its supervisory powers to ensure the fairness of the judicial process.
Thank you very much.
But I think we can all agree that this is a very rare situation.
On the other hand, we have that reporting that other judges asked her to recuse herself, and she refused. I would assume that these circuit court judges are very much aware of that, too; and maybe know even more about it than we do.