The attorneys behind a former federal public defender’s lawsuit challenging the judiciary’s approach to handling misconduct claims want to find out which judges are considering the case’s appeal, after the entire circuit recused itself from the case.

The Jane Roe lawsuit is currently before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. The full circuit recused itself soon after the appeal was filed, presumably because the complaint names the circuit, its chief judge and judicial council.

This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.

To view this content, please continue to their sites.

Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now

Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now

Why am I seeing this?

LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law are third party online distributors of the broad collection of current and archived versions of ALM's legal news publications. LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law customers are able to access and use ALM's content, including content from the National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, Legaltech News, The New York Law Journal, and Corporate Counsel, as well as other sources of legal information.

For questions call 1-877-256-2472 or contact us at [email protected]