Recuse example sentences

Related (5): disqualification, exemption, withdrawal, abstention, inhibition

re·cuse

verb NORTH AMERICAN ENGLISH

recuse (verb) · recuses (third person present) · recused (past tense) · recused (past participle) · recusing (present participle)

  - challenge (a judge, prosecutor, or juror) as unqualified to perform legal duties because of a potential conflict of interest or lack of impartiality:

  - (of a judge) excuse oneself from a case because of a potential conflict of interest or lack of impartiality:

"Recuse" Example Sentences


1. The judge recused himself from the case due to a conflict of interest.
2. The defense attorney filed a motion asking that the judge recuse himself from the trial.
3. The politician recused himself from voting on the bill to avoid any appearance of impropriety.
4. Nancy asked that Board Member Jones recuse himself from the decision as he was her uncle.
5. The juror was asked to recuse himself after admitting he knew the defendant personally.
6. The trustee recused himself from decisions involving companies his family owned stock in.
7. The committee member recused herself from the hiring decision as two of the candidates were her former students.
8. Many called for Senator Smith to recuse himself from matters related to the pharmaceutical industry due to his close ties to the lobbyists.
9. The lawyer asked that the panel of arbitrators recuse themselves if they had any prior relationship with either of the parties involved.
10. She recused herself from voting on any legislation that might financially benefit her husband's company.
11. The panel member immediately recused himself once he realized he knew one of the applicants on a professional basis.
12. The inspector general recused herself from investigating complaints involving her brother's firm.
13. The attorney general recused himself from the antitrust investigation due to his previous employment at one of the defendant companies.
14. The head of the review board recused herself because she was personal friends with the author being considered for a grant.
15. After discussing the matter with their ethics experts, Congressman Jones decided to recuse himself from voting on the farm bill to avoid any conflicts.
16. The MP recused himself from debates involving his brother's company.
17. In order to avoid any hint of impropriety, Judge Wilson recused himself from hearing cases involving his former law firm.
18. The Supreme Court justice recused herself from the case due to her previous rulings on related matters while serving on the appellate court.
19. The doctor recused himself from treating his sister-in-law to remain in compliance with ethical guidelines.
20. The officers involved in the shooting were immediately recused from the internal investigation into the incident.
21. Senator Harris recused herself from voting on bills related to the military after her husband was appointed to a position at the Pentagon.
22. After finding out that her second cousin was one of the plaintiffs, the judge recused herself from the class action lawsuit.
23. The professor recused himself from advising any students affiliated with companies owned by his brother.
24. Many politicians and pundits called for the attorney general to recuse himself from the Russia investigation due to his previous statements.
25. The candidate recused himself from decision making involving his wife's business.
26. Top ethics officials recommended that the ambassador recuse himself from matters involving his son's consulting firm.
27. The personal connections between the CEO and board member meant that the board member had to recuse himself from decisions related to executive compensation.
28. She immediately recused herself from reviewing grant applications submitted by former students and colleagues.
29. The board member recused herself from voting due to a potential conflict of interest.
30. The referee recused himself after one of the teams claimed he showed favoritism in an earlier match between the two clubs.
31. In a shocking move, the chief justice recused himself at the last minute from hearing the high-profile case before the Supreme Court.
32. Staff were asked to recuse themselves from evaluating proposals submitted by companies they had a financial stake in.
33. The detective recused himself from the investigation after it was discovered that the witness was a family friend.
34. Critics called for the governor to recuse himself from deciding whether to approve permits for a company run by an old college roommate.
35. The campaign advisor recused himself from providing strategic advice regarding swing states where his brother was running for office.
36. The health official recused himself from decisions involving pharmaceutical companies owned by his wife's family.
37. The politician recused himself from voting on legislation involving lobbyists who had recently contributed to his campaign.
38. She recused herself from reviewing grants submitted by her husband's department to avoid a conflict of interest.
39. The ombudsman recused himself from handling complaints lodged against companies he had previously worked for.
40. Calls grew for the EPA administrator to recuse himself from rules concerning an industry that had heavily funded his prior political campaigns.
41. Experts demanded that members of Congress recuse themselves from voting on bills that might financially benefit their major donors.
42. The coroner recused himself from the autopsy as he was a close personal friend of the deceased.
43. Once it came to light that the board member's son worked for one of the bidding companies, the member recused himself from the selection process.
44. The researcher recused herself from the study once a family member volunteered to participate.
45. The general recused himself from decisions regarding a military contract held by a company run by his son-in-law.
46. Any professor who had a familial or close personal relationship with a student was asked to recuse themselves from grading that student's exams.
47. The department head recused herself from decisions involving hiring her niece for an open position in the office.
48. Ethics experts recommended that the committee member recuse himself from decisions involving companies owned by his brother.
49. The senator recused himself from voting on the nomination after it came out that he had previously hired the nominee as a consultant.
50. Officials demanded the governor recuse himself from signing bills sponsored by lawmakers who had made large campaign donations to his election efforts.
51. She recused herself from evaluating applicants from her alma mater to remain impartial.
52. An ethics complaint was filed after the council member refused calls to recuse himself from voting on an issue that favored his own business interests.
53. The professor recused himself from acting as my thesis advisor once he realized I was dating his daughter.
54. He recused himself from decisions that might benefit companies owned by his family and friends.
55. Critics questioned why the Cabinet member had not recused himself from matters involving organizations that had funded his prior political campaigns.
56. Employees were asked to recuse themselves from evaluating bids submitted by companies owned by their spouses or children.
57. The conflict of interest was so severe that experts called for the entire committee to recuse themselves from voting on the proposal.
58. Members of Congress should be required to recuse themselves from voting on bills that might financially benefit them, their families or major donors.
59. The politician eventually agreed to recuse himself from voting on issues where a conflict of interest had been identified.
60. Once it came to light that the Supreme Court nominee had previously represented the plaintiff in the pending case, many experts said the justice should recuse himself if confirmed.

Common Phases


recuse oneself - to disqualify oneself from participation in a decision-making process due to a conflict of interest or appearance of bias.
file a motion to recuse - to formally ask a judge or other official to withdraw from a case due to a conflict of interest.
recuse from voting - to refrain from casting a vote due to a conflict of interest.
calls for X to recuse - demands that a person in a position of power withdraw from participation in a decision due to a conflict of interest.
ethics experts recommend recusal- experts on ethics advise that a person with decision-making authority remove themselves from a matter due to a conflict.
recuse themselves from reviewing/evaluating/deciding - to refrain from examining, judging or making a determination about something due to a conflict of interest.
automatic recusal - the voluntary withdrawal of a person in authority from a matter without a formal request, due to an obvious conflict of interest.
consider recusal - to think about withdrawing from participation in a decision-making process due to a potential conflict of interest.
forced to recuse - when a person is required or compelled to withdraw from a matter due to a demonstrated conflict of interest.

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