In a landmark ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court found that due process can require a state judge to recuse himself when a party in a case before him had “significant or disproportionate” influence on placing the judge on the court through an outsized campaign donation.
But while millions of dollars flow into Texas judicial campaigns each election cycle, several current and former judges question whether the June 8 opinion in Caperton v. Massey Coal Co. will result in any recusals of judges who abide byTexas’ strict campaign-finance laws.
