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#Case no.Case captionRecused justiceReason for recusal (shaded in gray if explained; shaded in yellow if no explanation but multiple plausible reasons)Shorter version
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MERITS-STAGE RECUSALS: 2
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122-451 LOPER BRIGHT ENTERPRISES, ET AL. V. RAIMONDO, SEC. OF COMM., ET AL. JacksonJackson 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. 17previous work
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222-1079TRUCK INSURANCE EXCHANGE V. KAISER GYPSUM CO., ET AL. AlitoMost 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. 19stock ownership
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SHADOW DOCKET / DISSENT FROM CERT. DENIAL RECUSALS: 2
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Nov. 20 order
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123-13E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS & CO. v. TRAVIS ABBOTT, ET UX.AlitoAlito owns shares of Du Pontstock ownership
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Apr. 4 order
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223-7136SMITH, MICHAEL D. V. OKLAHOMAGorsuchPetition for rehearing en banc was sent to Gorsuch when he was a judge on the Tenth Circuitprevious work
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CIRCUIT JUSTICE RECUSALS: 16
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Nov. 7 recusal notice
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123-7657WILLIS, LESLIE V. PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP INC.AlitoAlito owns shares in PNC Bankstock ownership
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Jan. 6 recusal notice
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223A710SHEKAR, PUSHPA V. PHH MORTGAGE GROUPBarrettCase was active in the Seventh Circuit when Barrett was a judge thereprevious work
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Jan. 25 recusal notice
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323-7066WOOD, TREMANE V. QUICK, WARDENGorsuchCase was active in the Tenth Circuit when Gorsuch was a judge thereprevious work
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Feb. 20 recusal notice
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423-6140SHAO, YI TAI V. ROBERTS, JR., ET AL.RobertsRoberts is named as a partynamed in petition
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523-6140SHAO, YI TAI V. ROBERTS, JR., ET AL.ThomasThomas is named as a partynamed in petition
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623-6140SHAO, YI TAI V. ROBERTS, JR., ET AL.AlitoAlito is named as a partynamed in petition
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723-6140SHAO, YI TAI V. ROBERTS, JR., ET AL.SotomayorSotomayor is named as a partynamed in petition
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823-6140SHAO, YI TAI V. ROBERTS, JR., ET AL.KaganKagan 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
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923-6140SHAO, YI TAI V. ROBERTS, JR., ET AL.KavanaughKavanaugh is named as a partynamed in petition
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Mar. 1 recusal notice
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1023A850WHITEMAN, BENJAMIN F. V. JENNINGSAlitoWhiteman had active cases in the Third Circuit when Alito was serving thereprevious work
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Mar. 4 recusal notice
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1123A802SHEKAR, RAJ G. V. ILLINOISBarrettCase was active in the Seventh Circuit when Barrett was a judge thereprevious work
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Mar. 14 recusal notice
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1223A871SHEKAR, PUSHPA V. PHH MORTGAGE GROUPBarrettCase was active in the Seventh Circuit when Barrett was a judge thereprevious work
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Apr. 3 recusal notice
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1323A878SMITH, MICHAEL D. V. OKLAHOMAGorsuchPetition for rehearing en banc was sent to Gorsuch when he was a judge on the Tenth Circuitprevious work
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June 10 recusal notice
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1423A1107IN RE: ABBOTT LABORATORIESAlitoAlito owns shares in Abbott Laboratories (and in AbbVie, another party)stock ownership
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June 10 recusal notice
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1524-66JOHNSON V. RAYTHEON COMPANYAlitoAlito owns shares in Raytheonstock ownership
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Aug. 14 recusal notice
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1624-5870PEMBERTON V. U.S.GorsuchCase was active in the Tenth Circuit when Gorsuch was a judge thereprevious work
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CERT.-STAGE RECUSALS: 107
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Oct. 2 orders
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122-7743 TRUONG, MAC V. STITT, KEVIN, ET AL. ThomasThomas is named as a partynamed in petition
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222-7743 TRUONG, MAC V. STITT, KEVIN, ET AL. AlitoAlito is named as a party named in petition
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322-7743 TRUONG, MAC V. STITT, KEVIN, ET AL. GorsuchGorsuch is named as a party named in petition
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422-7743 TRUONG, MAC V. STITT, KEVIN, ET AL. KavanaughKavanaugh is named as a party named in petition
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522-7743 TRUONG, MAC V. STITT, KEVIN, ET AL. BarrettBarrett is named as a party named in petition
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622-7800TRUONG, MAC V. DeWINE, GOV. OF OH, ET AL. RobertsRoberts is named as a partynamed in petition
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722-7800TRUONG, MAC V. DeWINE, GOV. OF OH, ET AL. ThomasThomas is named as a partynamed in petition
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822-7800TRUONG, MAC V. DeWINE, GOV. OF OH, ET AL. AlitoAlito is named as a party named in petition
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922-7800TRUONG, MAC V. DeWINE, GOV. OF OH, ET AL. GorsuchGorsuch is named as a party named in petition
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1022-7800TRUONG, MAC V. DeWINE, GOV. OF OH, ET AL. KavanaughKavanaugh is named as a party named in petition
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1122-7800TRUONG, MAC V. DeWINE, GOV. OF OH, ET AL. BarrettBarrett is named as a party named in petition
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1223-9ASTRAZENECA UK LTD., ET AL. V. ATCHLEY, JOSHUA, ET AL.AlitoAlito owns shares in Johnson & Johnson, a party on the petitioners' sidestock ownership
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1322-1138EASTMAN, JOHN C. V. THOMPSON, BENNIE G., ET AL. ThomasEastman 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 recusingnamed in petition
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1422-7641WYATT, CARL D. V. HARPE, DIR., OK DOC GorsuchPetition comes from the Tenth Circuit, where Gorsuch served before his SCOTUS appointmentprevious work
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1522-7768 AYYAD, NIDAL V. UNITED STATESSotomayorPetition comes from the 2nd Circuit, where Sotomayor served before her SCOTUS appointmentprevious work
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1622-7805BREWER, DENNIS S. V. WRAY, DIR., FBI, ET AL. AlitoUnclear, though it's possible that Brewer, a N.J. resident, filed cases in the Third Circuit when Alito was a judge thereunknown
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1723-59CLARK, LARRY E. V. GARLAND, ATT'Y GEN., ET AL. RobertsRoberts is named as a partynamed in petition
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1823-5048HOUSTON, LEONARD W. V. HIGHLAND CARE CENTER, INC. SotomayorA version of this case was active in the 2nd Circuit when Sotomayor was serving thereprevious work
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1923-5183 HERSCHAFT, ALLEN S. V. NYC CAMPAIGN FINANCE BOARDSotomayorA version of this case was active in the 2nd Circuit when Sotomayor was serving thereprevious work
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2023-5202ABADI, AARON, ET AL. V. TSAJacksonA 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
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2123-5228 WILLIAMS, PATRICK F. V. UNITED STATES KaganCase 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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2223-5291 JOHNSTON, ANDREW J. V. UNITED STATESBarrettCase was active in the Seventh Circuit when Barrett was serving thereprevious work
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2322-1126 IN RE DOROTHY M. HARTMANAlitoHartman had active cases in the Third Circuit when Alito was serving thereprevious work
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2423-5182IN RE RICHARD C. LUSSY RobertsPetitioner mentioned Roberts in a footnote of his petition, so that can count as "named in case"named in petition
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Oct. 10 orders
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2523-5524JONES, MICHAEL, ET AL. V. UNITED STATES BarrettCase was active in the Seventh Circuit when Barrett was serving thereprevious work
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2623-5584ROGERS, RAYMOND L. V. UNITED STATES GorsuchCase was active in the Tenth Circuit when Gorsuch was serving thereprevious work
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Oct. 30 orders
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2723-22SAVE JOBS USA V. DEPT. OF HOMELAND SEC., ET AL. KavanaughKavanaugh participated in a part of an earlier version of this many yearslong case when he was a D.C. Circuit judgeprevious work
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Nov. 6 orders
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2823-354VON VADER, WOLFGANG V. UNITED STATESBarrettAn earlier version of this case was active in the Seventh Circuit when Barrett was a judge thereprevious work
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2923-5034ORDUNO-RAMIREZ, OMAR F. V. UNITED STATES GorsuchThis case was active in the Tenth Circuit was Gorsuch was a judge thereprevious work
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Nov. 13 orders
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3023-263SMITH, BARRY J. V. UNITED STATES CONGRESS, ET AL. BarrettAn earlier version of this case was active in the Seventh Circuit when Barrett was a judge thereprevious work
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3123-5728SALLEY, DANIEL E. V. UNITED STATESKaganCase 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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Nov. 20 orders
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3223-5663 ADEGBUJI, TOSIN V. GARLAND, ATT'Y GEN. AlitoAdegbuji had petitions active in the Third Circuit when Alito was a judge thereprevious work
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Dec. 11 orders
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3323-457CATES, TERRANCE N. V. ZELTIQ AESTHETICS, INC. AlitoPer 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 stockstock ownership
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Jan. 8 orders
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3423-5856 MACTRUONG, DMT V. ABBOTT, GOV. OF TX, ET AL.RobertsRoberts is name-checked in the text of the petitionnamed in petition
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3523-5856 MACTRUONG, DMT V. ABBOTT, GOV. OF TX, ET AL.ThomasThomas is name-checked in the text of the petitionnamed in petition
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3623-5856 MACTRUONG, DMT V. ABBOTT, GOV. OF TX, ET AL.AlitoAlito is name-checked in the text of the petitionnamed in petition
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3723-5856 MACTRUONG, DMT V. ABBOTT, GOV. OF TX, ET AL.GorsuchGorsuch is named as a party named in petition
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3823-5856 MACTRUONG, DMT V. ABBOTT, GOV. OF TX, ET AL.KavanaughKavanaugh is named as a party named in petition
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3923-5856 MACTRUONG, DMT V. ABBOTT, GOV. OF TX, ET AL.BarrettBarrett is named as a party named in petition
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4022-7728 JACKSON, WARREN L. V. UNITED STATES KaganCase 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
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4123-341INGRAM, BOBBY L. V. UNITED STATESRobertsUnclear, but possible this case, pro bono at Hogan Lovells, crossed Roberts' desk when he was partner there in mid-1990sprevious work
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4223-394RICHARDSON, THURAYYAH Z. V. PROCTER AND GAMBLE CO., ET ALAlitoAlito owns shares in Procter & Gamblestock ownership
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4323-403SERNA, EMMA, ET AL. V. COOKSEY, WILLIAM, ET AL. AlitoAlito owns shares in PNC Bank, a party on the respondents' sidestock ownership
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4423-5556GLADNEY, WILLIAM L. V. UNITED STATESGorsuchCase was active in the Tenth Circuit was Gorsuch was a judge thereprevious work