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1 | # | Case no. | Case caption | Recused justice | Reason for recusal (shaded in gray if explained; shaded in yellow if no explanation but multiple plausible reasons) | Shorter version |
2 | MERITS-STAGE RECUSALS: 2 | |||||
3 | 1 | 22-451 | LOPER BRIGHT ENTERPRISES, ET AL. V. RAIMONDO, SEC. OF COMM., ET AL. | Jackson | Jackson participated in oral argument in an earlier version of this case when she was a judge on the D.C. Circuit; recusal was noted when cert. was granted on 5/1/23 (Jackson began explaning her recusals 6/30/23); argument was Jan. 17 | previous work |
4 | 2 | 22-1079 | TRUCK INSURANCE EXCHANGE V. KAISER GYPSUM CO., ET AL. | Alito | Most likely explanation is that Boeing was involved in the underlying bankruptcy settlement, and Alito owns shares in Boeing (it's a convoluted case); recusal noted when cert. was granted on 10/13/23; argument was Mar. 19 | stock ownership |
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6 | SHADOW DOCKET / DISSENT FROM CERT. DENIAL RECUSALS: 2 | |||||
7 | Nov. 20 order | |||||
8 | 1 | 23-13 | E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS & CO. v. TRAVIS ABBOTT, ET UX. | Alito | Alito owns shares of Du Pont | stock ownership |
9 | Apr. 4 order | |||||
10 | 2 | 23-7136 | SMITH, MICHAEL D. V. OKLAHOMA | Gorsuch | Petition for rehearing en banc was sent to Gorsuch when he was a judge on the Tenth Circuit | previous work |
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12 | CIRCUIT JUSTICE RECUSALS: 16 | |||||
13 | Nov. 7 recusal notice | |||||
14 | 1 | 23-7657 | WILLIS, LESLIE V. PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP INC. | Alito | Alito owns shares in PNC Bank | stock ownership |
15 | Jan. 6 recusal notice | |||||
16 | 2 | 23A710 | SHEKAR, PUSHPA V. PHH MORTGAGE GROUP | Barrett | Case was active in the Seventh Circuit when Barrett was a judge there | previous work |
17 | Jan. 25 recusal notice | |||||
18 | 3 | 23-7066 | WOOD, TREMANE V. QUICK, WARDEN | Gorsuch | Case was active in the Tenth Circuit when Gorsuch was a judge there | previous work |
19 | Feb. 20 recusal notice | |||||
20 | 4 | 23-6140 | SHAO, YI TAI V. ROBERTS, JR., ET AL. | Roberts | Roberts is named as a party | named in petition |
21 | 5 | 23-6140 | SHAO, YI TAI V. ROBERTS, JR., ET AL. | Thomas | Thomas is named as a party | named in petition |
22 | 6 | 23-6140 | SHAO, YI TAI V. ROBERTS, JR., ET AL. | Alito | Alito is named as a party | named in petition |
23 | 7 | 23-6140 | SHAO, YI TAI V. ROBERTS, JR., ET AL. | Sotomayor | Sotomayor is named as a party | named in petition |
24 | 8 | 23-6140 | SHAO, YI TAI V. ROBERTS, JR., ET AL. | Kagan | Kagan is named as a party. Kagan also recused as a circuit justice from this petition (then docketed as 23A617) on Dec. 22, stating, "Justice Kagan is recused. See 28 U.S.C. §455(b)(5)(i) and Code of Conduct for Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States, Canon 3B(2)(d)(i) (party to the proceeding))." | named in petition |
25 | 9 | 23-6140 | SHAO, YI TAI V. ROBERTS, JR., ET AL. | Kavanaugh | Kavanaugh is named as a party | named in petition |
26 | Mar. 1 recusal notice | |||||
27 | 10 | 23A850 | WHITEMAN, BENJAMIN F. V. JENNINGS | Alito | Whiteman had active cases in the Third Circuit when Alito was serving there | previous work |
28 | Mar. 4 recusal notice | |||||
29 | 11 | 23A802 | SHEKAR, RAJ G. V. ILLINOIS | Barrett | Case was active in the Seventh Circuit when Barrett was a judge there | previous work |
30 | Mar. 14 recusal notice | |||||
31 | 12 | 23A871 | SHEKAR, PUSHPA V. PHH MORTGAGE GROUP | Barrett | Case was active in the Seventh Circuit when Barrett was a judge there | previous work |
32 | Apr. 3 recusal notice | |||||
33 | 13 | 23A878 | SMITH, MICHAEL D. V. OKLAHOMA | Gorsuch | Petition for rehearing en banc was sent to Gorsuch when he was a judge on the Tenth Circuit | previous work |
34 | June 10 recusal notice | |||||
35 | 14 | 23A1107 | IN RE: ABBOTT LABORATORIES | Alito | Alito owns shares in Abbott Laboratories (and in AbbVie, another party) | stock ownership |
36 | June 10 recusal notice | |||||
37 | 15 | 24-66 | JOHNSON V. RAYTHEON COMPANY | Alito | Alito owns shares in Raytheon | stock ownership |
38 | Aug. 14 recusal notice | |||||
39 | 16 | 24-5870 | PEMBERTON V. U.S. | Gorsuch | Case was active in the Tenth Circuit when Gorsuch was a judge there | previous work |
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41 | CERT.-STAGE RECUSALS: 107 | |||||
42 | Oct. 2 orders | |||||
43 | 1 | 22-7743 | TRUONG, MAC V. STITT, KEVIN, ET AL. | Thomas | Thomas is named as a party | named in petition |
44 | 2 | 22-7743 | TRUONG, MAC V. STITT, KEVIN, ET AL. | Alito | Alito is named as a party | named in petition |
45 | 3 | 22-7743 | TRUONG, MAC V. STITT, KEVIN, ET AL. | Gorsuch | Gorsuch is named as a party | named in petition |
46 | 4 | 22-7743 | TRUONG, MAC V. STITT, KEVIN, ET AL. | Kavanaugh | Kavanaugh is named as a party | named in petition |
47 | 5 | 22-7743 | TRUONG, MAC V. STITT, KEVIN, ET AL. | Barrett | Barrett is named as a party | named in petition |
48 | 6 | 22-7800 | TRUONG, MAC V. DeWINE, GOV. OF OH, ET AL. | Roberts | Roberts is named as a party | named in petition |
49 | 7 | 22-7800 | TRUONG, MAC V. DeWINE, GOV. OF OH, ET AL. | Thomas | Thomas is named as a party | named in petition |
50 | 8 | 22-7800 | TRUONG, MAC V. DeWINE, GOV. OF OH, ET AL. | Alito | Alito is named as a party | named in petition |
51 | 9 | 22-7800 | TRUONG, MAC V. DeWINE, GOV. OF OH, ET AL. | Gorsuch | Gorsuch is named as a party | named in petition |
52 | 10 | 22-7800 | TRUONG, MAC V. DeWINE, GOV. OF OH, ET AL. | Kavanaugh | Kavanaugh is named as a party | named in petition |
53 | 11 | 22-7800 | TRUONG, MAC V. DeWINE, GOV. OF OH, ET AL. | Barrett | Barrett is named as a party | named in petition |
54 | 12 | 23-9 | ASTRAZENECA UK LTD., ET AL. V. ATCHLEY, JOSHUA, ET AL. | Alito | Alito owns shares in Johnson & Johnson, a party on the petitioners' side | stock ownership |
55 | 13 | 22-1138 | EASTMAN, JOHN C. V. THOMPSON, BENNIE G., ET AL. | Thomas | Eastman is close with the Thomases, so Thomas likely can't be impartial when Eastman's name appears on the docket; that said, this petition concerns a legal strategy for overturning the election that involves a petition directed to Thomas — i.e., Thomas is namechecked in the filings — so that's probably the justice's actual reason for recusing | named in petition |
56 | 14 | 22-7641 | WYATT, CARL D. V. HARPE, DIR., OK DOC | Gorsuch | Petition comes from the Tenth Circuit, where Gorsuch served before his SCOTUS appointment | previous work |
57 | 15 | 22-7768 | AYYAD, NIDAL V. UNITED STATES | Sotomayor | Petition comes from the 2nd Circuit, where Sotomayor served before her SCOTUS appointment | previous work |
58 | 16 | 22-7805 | BREWER, DENNIS S. V. WRAY, DIR., FBI, ET AL. | Alito | Unclear, though it's possible that Brewer, a N.J. resident, filed cases in the Third Circuit when Alito was a judge there | unknown |
59 | 17 | 23-59 | CLARK, LARRY E. V. GARLAND, ATT'Y GEN., ET AL. | Roberts | Roberts is named as a party | named in petition |
60 | 18 | 23-5048 | HOUSTON, LEONARD W. V. HIGHLAND CARE CENTER, INC. | Sotomayor | A version of this case was active in the 2nd Circuit when Sotomayor was serving there | previous work |
61 | 19 | 23-5183 | HERSCHAFT, ALLEN S. V. NYC CAMPAIGN FINANCE BOARD | Sotomayor | A version of this case was active in the 2nd Circuit when Sotomayor was serving there | previous work |
62 | 20 | 23-5202 | ABADI, AARON, ET AL. V. TSA | Jackson | A version of this case was active in the D.C. Circuit when Jackson was serving there: "Justice Jackson took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition. See 28 U. S. C. §455 and Code of Conduct for U.S. Judges, Canon 3C (prior judicial service)." | previous work |
63 | 21 | 23-5228 | WILLIAMS, PATRICK F. V. UNITED STATES | Kagan | Case was active when Kagan was SG: "Justice Kagan took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition. See 28 U. S. C. §455(b)(3) and Code of Conduct for U.S. Judges, Canon 3C(1)(e) (prior government employment)." | previous work |
64 | 22 | 23-5291 | JOHNSTON, ANDREW J. V. UNITED STATES | Barrett | Case was active in the Seventh Circuit when Barrett was serving there | previous work |
65 | 23 | 22-1126 | IN RE DOROTHY M. HARTMAN | Alito | Hartman had active cases in the Third Circuit when Alito was serving there | previous work |
66 | 24 | 23-5182 | IN RE RICHARD C. LUSSY | Roberts | Petitioner mentioned Roberts in a footnote of his petition, so that can count as "named in case" | named in petition |
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68 | Oct. 10 orders | |||||
69 | 25 | 23-5524 | JONES, MICHAEL, ET AL. V. UNITED STATES | Barrett | Case was active in the Seventh Circuit when Barrett was serving there | previous work |
70 | 26 | 23-5584 | ROGERS, RAYMOND L. V. UNITED STATES | Gorsuch | Case was active in the Tenth Circuit when Gorsuch was serving there | previous work |
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72 | Oct. 30 orders | |||||
73 | 27 | 23-22 | SAVE JOBS USA V. DEPT. OF HOMELAND SEC., ET AL. | Kavanaugh | Kavanaugh participated in a part of an earlier version of this many yearslong case when he was a D.C. Circuit judge | previous work |
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75 | Nov. 6 orders | |||||
76 | 28 | 23-354 | VON VADER, WOLFGANG V. UNITED STATES | Barrett | An earlier version of this case was active in the Seventh Circuit when Barrett was a judge there | previous work |
77 | 29 | 23-5034 | ORDUNO-RAMIREZ, OMAR F. V. UNITED STATES | Gorsuch | This case was active in the Tenth Circuit was Gorsuch was a judge there | previous work |
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79 | Nov. 13 orders | |||||
80 | 30 | 23-263 | SMITH, BARRY J. V. UNITED STATES CONGRESS, ET AL. | Barrett | An earlier version of this case was active in the Seventh Circuit when Barrett was a judge there | previous work |
81 | 31 | 23-5728 | SALLEY, DANIEL E. V. UNITED STATES | Kagan | Case was active when Kagan was SG: "Justice Kagan took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition. See 28 U. S. C. §455(b)(3) and Code of Conduct for U.S. Judges, Canon 3C(1)(e) (prior government employment)." | previous work |
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83 | Nov. 20 orders | |||||
84 | 32 | 23-5663 | ADEGBUJI, TOSIN V. GARLAND, ATT'Y GEN. | Alito | Adegbuji had petitions active in the Third Circuit when Alito was a judge there | previous work |
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86 | Dec. 11 orders | |||||
87 | 33 | 23-457 | CATES, TERRANCE N. V. ZELTIQ AESTHETICS, INC. | Alito | Per the cert. petition, "To the best of Petitioner’s knowledge, Zeltiq Aesthetics, Inc., is owned by a subsidiary of a publicly traded company AbbVie, Inc.," and Alito owns AbbVie stock | stock ownership |
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89 | Jan. 8 orders | |||||
90 | 34 | 23-5856 | MACTRUONG, DMT V. ABBOTT, GOV. OF TX, ET AL. | Roberts | Roberts is name-checked in the text of the petition | named in petition |
91 | 35 | 23-5856 | MACTRUONG, DMT V. ABBOTT, GOV. OF TX, ET AL. | Thomas | Thomas is name-checked in the text of the petition | named in petition |
92 | 36 | 23-5856 | MACTRUONG, DMT V. ABBOTT, GOV. OF TX, ET AL. | Alito | Alito is name-checked in the text of the petition | named in petition |
93 | 37 | 23-5856 | MACTRUONG, DMT V. ABBOTT, GOV. OF TX, ET AL. | Gorsuch | Gorsuch is named as a party | named in petition |
94 | 38 | 23-5856 | MACTRUONG, DMT V. ABBOTT, GOV. OF TX, ET AL. | Kavanaugh | Kavanaugh is named as a party | named in petition |
95 | 39 | 23-5856 | MACTRUONG, DMT V. ABBOTT, GOV. OF TX, ET AL. | Barrett | Barrett is named as a party | named in petition |
96 | 40 | 22-7728 | JACKSON, WARREN L. V. UNITED STATES | Kagan | Case was active when Kagan was SG: "Justice Kagan took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition. See 28 U. S. C. §455(b)(3) and Code of Conduct for Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States, Canon 3B(2)(e) (prior government employment)." | previous work |
97 | 41 | 23-341 | INGRAM, BOBBY L. V. UNITED STATES | Roberts | Unclear, but possible this case, pro bono at Hogan Lovells, crossed Roberts' desk when he was partner there in mid-1990s | previous work |
98 | 42 | 23-394 | RICHARDSON, THURAYYAH Z. V. PROCTER AND GAMBLE CO., ET AL | Alito | Alito owns shares in Procter & Gamble | stock ownership |
99 | 43 | 23-403 | SERNA, EMMA, ET AL. V. COOKSEY, WILLIAM, ET AL. | Alito | Alito owns shares in PNC Bank, a party on the respondents' side | stock ownership |
100 | 44 | 23-5556 | GLADNEY, WILLIAM L. V. UNITED STATES | Gorsuch | Case was active in the Tenth Circuit was Gorsuch was a judge there | previous work |